In Nagpokhari, the Serpent

In Nagpokhari, the serpent

rises in stone from the water.

I used to go and sit

on the terraced side of the pool

and gaze at his rearing head

on my last days in Kathmandu

quiet with the knowledge

I would not come again

in this life, here, to be

alone and silent with him 
under that calm sky.


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