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Suman Pokhrel on Birthday

born 1967 Nepal

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A portion of life, every moment gets torn out of me hurting, and flees away.

I’ve climbed up here
holding the hilt of time’s sword
after driving it
into my tender heart.

May I not so much be lost as would have
No time to look at myself
Ever.

Every moment age is creeping up stealthily,
but life, life is melting down
like a candle that is flickering around.

Do not think
I’ve reached where I am now
by slipping like a landslide
or evaporating like a cloud.

If they (children) smash, the flower vase assumes a smile
while turning into pieces.
For a chance to be spilled by their hands,
anything they hold gets spilled itself full of happiness.
For a chance to play with them,
water forgets about its own colourlessness.

May I discard the outer cover of time
from the layers of poetry
by immersing the poet in its entirety
within me

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Suman Pokhrel (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.