You, Wandering Stranger…

Stranger, Sunrise, Pondicherry, OblivionYou; Wandering Stranger
for Aparna S., whose letter prompted this sequence.
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These hieroglyphs!How would they make much sense to you?
Like verses were, would always stayUnknown. Unknown like youto me, like both of usto each unknown. When youmight chance upon these hieroglyphsupon this rock when wandering youlose your way. And thus lostin this old barren vale while youstart losing sense of time and space,
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