SOWELI PI LAWA TU
TWO HEADED CALF [ANIMAL WITH TWO HEADS]

suno kama la, jan pi pali soweli li lukin
on the coming day, [when] the farm people look
e monsuta a la, ona li len e sijelo ona
at this horrible monster, they will cover his body
kepeken lipu, li pana e sijelo tawa tomo sona musi.
with paper, and take him to the museum.

taso tenpo pimeja ni la, ona li moli ala, li lon
but tonight, he is alive [not dead] and in
ma li lon poka pi mama meli ona. tenpo pimeja ni li
the field with his mother. this day is
jo e ike ala. mun li tawa sewi lon
perfect [having no badness]. the moon is rising above
ma pi pali kasi. kon li lon kasi anpa. ona
the orchard. the wind in the grass. as he
li lukin e sewi pimeja la, mun lili
looks into the dark [night] sky, where there would be one star,
li wan la mun lili ni li tu.
there is now two.

original poem by laura gilpin

suno suli pi mun li pini telo e ma alefdf