Bhoti Poem by Daniel Trevelyn Joseph

For ever one gets to know
New things from all sides.
Today I went to Dahung valley
In West Kameng District.

In that lap of Nature,
Green hills stretching to blue sky,
With white clouds observing
The Institute functions to promote
Himalayan culture studies.

I learnt the word ‘Bhoti’ there:
Honestly I had not heard it before.
It means the Tibetan language,
I think so. The in-house journal
Has three parts:
Bhoti, English and Hindi.

It was given to me, along with a dress
By the tall, handsome
Principal G T Bapu as he refers to himself,
Also known as Lama Tashi.

When I go home to Bandra, Mumbai
Be sure I shall google
With Bhoti and learn more.