I will see you in Dhanaulti, or
when you come by Delhi again,
Let me know.
When you feel like hearing the roaring waterfalls again
to hear the bleating of mountain goats,
to smell tinder burning in the sun-drenched huts
with ripe pumpkins bloating on their roofs,
Let me know.
When you have sudden urges to meet Abdul
who we haven't met for years – we wonder
if he still sells tea at the town balcony
overlooking the knackered town they lovingly call home –
Let me know.
Let me know,
I could get a cheap flight,
get a seat stuck between a crying baby and
an off-mooded mother,
listen to airline instructions over and over again,
wait in line for trains,
hail down a dusty rattling bus,
vomit up my morning's oily cheap lunch,
walk through non-descript towns
and forget it all as soon as I see
you and Annapurna (8091m above sea level)
basking in the sun,
morning or evening or noon, it doesn't matter.
when you come by Delhi again,
Let me know.
When you feel like hearing the roaring waterfalls again
to hear the bleating of mountain goats,
to smell tinder burning in the sun-drenched huts
with ripe pumpkins bloating on their roofs,
Let me know.
When you have sudden urges to meet Abdul
who we haven't met for years – we wonder
if he still sells tea at the town balcony
overlooking the knackered town they lovingly call home –
Let me know.
Let me know,
I could get a cheap flight,
get a seat stuck between a crying baby and
an off-mooded mother,
listen to airline instructions over and over again,
wait in line for trains,
hail down a dusty rattling bus,
vomit up my morning's oily cheap lunch,
walk through non-descript towns
and forget it all as soon as I see
you and Annapurna (8091m above sea level)
basking in the sun,
morning or evening or noon, it doesn't matter.