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Author: Bhuchung D. Sonam

Bhuchung D. Sonam is a poet and publisher who lives in Dharamsala, India
Poetry, Translation

Voices from Tibet

November 29, 2018December 4, 2018 Bhuchung D. Sonam

Voices from Tibet – translated by Bhuchung D. Sonam

 

A Stranger

This is my guesthouse

Where I close my eyes for a day.

Stranger,


Please come in,


Sit on this chair,


Enjoy a cigarette.

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