Uperdang Gadi
Far away where
The city lights twinkle
In the distant panorama
we visit a people almost forgotten

There is no government here
No care for kings and presidents
Buildings fall and rock the world
but no echo is felt here

Like and Incan City
clinging to the mountain tips
Uperdang Gadi
beautiful in its living crown

Atop sits a stone fortress
guarding ancient routes to
kingdoms far below
sleeping peacefully forgotten

Life is simple up here
but is there enough food?
from small patches of rice
to feed the children?

We visitors from below
carrying things so basic
yet we are the gods
with our puny gifts

Who would think
backpacks and shoes
would brings such joy to children
surely not in America

We are fed simple meals
rich in flavors foreign to palates
yet served with such love
that bridges our hearts

We who are the givers
end up the given
touched by their warmth
Are we truly not the same?
No we are changed forever