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Remains of a Kingdom

from Chai: Travel Poems by Marc Nair feat. Neon & Wonder

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Remains of the Kingdom

In Hampi today,
a record of names, travelers into time
is left at the old tavern, now a police station.

The bazaar is a languid warren of cafes.
Bhang-soaked trance and mango lassi
are sipped in equal parts by shaggy Israelis.

The queen’s bathtub is vast as a field; outside
is a picnic ground where children pick flowers
and crows hide away their treasures.

Across Tunghabadra River, the hard-eyed junkies
trespass the tide, crossing in coracles to
smoke their reasons away among the temples.

The chai man squats besides the temple, high
on Matanga Hill, waiting for breathless pilgrims
who look for answers closer to the clouds

Should I climb the rubble to the sunrise?
A priest enters a ruined temple to pray, alone.
Time is a broken bangle on a girl’s hand.

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from Chai: Travel Poems, released April 20, 2012

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