Kirk Ramdath Originals #2

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Kirk Ramdath Originals #2

September 1st, 2025

Presenting new original poetry, photography, and a reading by Kirk Ramdath.

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Published by Kirk Ramdath in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Nanaimo is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation of the Coast Salish Peoples.

Poem

TLDR: Still Foolish, Not Still Young

Life rages at full pace
I hadn't stopped to think of what I have or don't have
What I've done or not done
Until suddenly, I'm 46 and it's a bit too clear.

Everything is damn symbolic to a poet.
The pound of flesh is taken
By whom, for what, who knows

Against all wish,
become a cliché
but I know enough
not to open an antique shop
and cry

Photography

Original photos by Kirk Ramdath. Download for use as wallpaper only.

Photo shows a view of an overcast day at a rocky beach, strewn with logs, at Neck Point in
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
"Neck Point" (Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada)

Photo shows path trailing between tall grasses, leading to a grey house in the background.
A crow blocks the path.
"Going My Way?" (Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada)

Photo the sun rising above some clouds over a shaded basketball court.
"Hoop Dreams" (Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada)

Photo shows the line of a rainbow showing through some thick clouds on a sunny day.
"Struggling, Successful Rainbow" (Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada)

Reading the Classics

A spontaneous reading from Shakespeare's, The Taming of the Shrew.