tempo mute pina la mi sitelen ala lon kulupu ni. ni li tan seme? mi pali mute e ijo ante. mi kama jo e tenpo lili. taso tenpo ni la mi wile sitelen. mi pilin e ni: kulupu pi toki pona li mute. sina li jo e jan sin. jan ni li jo a sona sin li jo e sona pona. ni li pona!

ni li pona tawa mi mute: sitelen tawa. mi lukin e ni: sitelen tawa pi nimi: "mu pi akesi pimeja." ni li ike tawa mi. jan pona mi Jo li jo e pona tawa sitelen tawa ni. ni li sitelen tawa pi nimi: "lon weka mute tan ma anpa pi ijo lili pi jan sama". ni li pona kin: ona ale li pini sama: meli en mije li wan.

film lovers: I was bitten by Black Snake Moan.
my friend Joe had an antidote: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.
bonus is, both end the same: with a wedding.

jan sin o!
tenpo la sina tawa poka mi, li lukin e mi, li wile toki poka mi:
sina toki ala poka mi tan seme?
mi toki ala poka sina tan seme?



STRANGER! if you, passing, meet me, and desire to speak to me,
why should you not speak to me?
And why should I not speak to you?
Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass