Poetry
How little you know of poetry,
if you say-it is a very simple art!
“Oh! Never say that, never again,
for in its simplicity is its complexity.
Ah! Poets, they go to the end of their
thoughts, and then come back
to the beginning. And they keep on
repeating these marathon innings,
on and on; day after day and night
after night, sauntering hopefully
towards their destination - Poetry.
© 2005 Bhuwan
Thapaliya
We
are as diverse as the stars
I am not
in you
you are
not in me.
We are
as diverse
as the stars
in the sky;
we are
not us
we are
total
strangers.
You live
in the color
of the
rainbow
and wear
the linings
of the cloud
whereas; I
live
in the
silhouette
of the
tyranny
and wear
the costume
of
disparity.
You sleep
in the
crescent bed
of the moon
and drink
the pristine
morning dew
whereas, I
sleep
in the
circular
bed of the
adversity
and drink
my own sweat
in the
severe heat of the noon.
You play
with the
Saturns ring
and caress
the
countenance
of the sun
whereas, I
play
hide and
seek
with the
death
and caress
the wounded
hub
of my
dreams.
You breathe
the divine
zephyr
and think
like the
cadence
of the
heaven
whereas; I
breathe
the twister
of
belligerence
and think
like the
stagnant
pond.
You shine
like the
moon
in the full
moon night
and soar
like the
free bird
in the
itinerary of the sky
whereas, I
am
shrouded by
the
miseries of
life
and soar to
fall again
like the
ashes
into the
air.
You bequest
fragrance
to the rose
and
perpetual
persistence
to the river
whereas, I
steal
the
fragrance
from the
rose
and curse
the river
for drowning
my hope.
Bhuwan Thapaliya
was born in Kathmandu in 1976, and is one of the most widely read Nepali poet
writing in English today. He is the author of,” Our Nepal, Our Pride
(Cyberwit.net, ISBN 978 – 81- 8253 – 115 -4)”, narrative verses of love, peace
and human understandings. His main theme often hinges round the globalization
of love, peace and universal solidarity. He has read his poetry across the
country and abroad. His poems and articles have been widely published in such
journals and periodicals such as Kritya, The Foundling Review, Tajmahal Review,
Nuveine Magazine, Poetry Life and Times, VOICES( Education Project), The
Vallance Review, Longfellow Literary Project, The Global Politician and Poets
Against the War.
