jan-tesu

[jan-tesu]

soweli lili pi lawa tu

tenpo suno kama la jan pali ma li lukin e

pakala. ona li len e sijelo

kepeken lipu li kama e ni tawa tomo pi nasa lukin.

li lon tenpo ni taso. Ona li lon li insa ma

pi suno ala poka mama. tenpo mun seli

li pona. mun li sewi e

ma kili. kon li olin e kasi.

ona li lukin e sewi la li

lon mun tu.

jan Lola Jipin

The Two-headed Calf

Tomorrow when the farm boys find this

freak of nature, they will wrap his body

in newspaper and carry him to the museum.

But tonight he is alive and in the north

field with his mother. It is a perfect

summer evening: the moon rising over

the orchard, the wind in the grass.

And as he stares into the sky, there

are twice as many stars as usual.

Laura Gilpin

[jan-tesu]

lipu lawa

jan Tesu li toki e ijo nasa: tesunasa

ante e toki: tawatoki