It is already late, you said, Pasa . . .
Prateebha Tuladhar

 

It is already late, you said, Pasa.

But it rained so hard last night,

I could almost see the wind–

a sheet flailing down in October to remind us of the monsoon.

It’s too late for the monsoon, you said, Pasa.

But the rain drove sink holes deep, behind the house.

And when the sun finally came out,

it burnt our skin, razing the months all the way back to May.

It’s too hot for winter, you said, Pasa.

And you said aloud: When will winter feel like itself again?

We sat by the banks of Hijya, watching the cattails wilt.

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Pratibha/Prateebha Tuladhar is a journalist, teacher and communication worker based in Kathmandu. She has worked as a development communicator in Kathmandu, Yangon, and Chiang Mai. She teaches at the Asian Center for Journalism at the Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines, and at the Communications University of Zhejiang, China for the University of Bolton. She is a columnist for Nepali Times. She has written for German Press Agency-dpa, The Kathmandu Post and produced short videos for BBC Media Action, the National Geographic, and The China Daily. She writes poetry when she finds inspiration.

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