Sushant Thapa, Biratnagar
1, The Making
A stone statue
Takes a lot to carve
It has its heart,
In the city full of dreams
That wakes in unfinished chapters.
Hope is the name of a flower
Even blooming in adversity.
The name keepers
Have their foundations
Inked with glory.
The history of commoners
Is a fresh draft,
Which the time has to publish.
The prayers for clouds to rain
Need no intention of floods.
The earth needs its roots,
To bear the fruits of care.
In every nooks and alleys
In every walls painted in red
The lives of the city dwellers,
Find their stories,
Published by walls: the publishers of the poor.
2, Essence
In a faraway country
The lights shun
They flicker;
It will still be thought that
Dreams have roads to reality,
People leave their homes,
In search of a new home
Somewhere else.
A belief is an essence to life.
An old timer
Can still carry a fresh flower.
The barefoot garden walk
Is a blessing.
The single splash of love,
Rains like a godly descendent.
The aroma of essence
Be it literary, spiritual or worldly
Does not lead to folly
It brings you back,
Even if you are unheard,
Your mute alphabets
Will stand the test of time,
They will be heard,
Like a freedom battling,
For the last dust of life,
When the circle of life
Meets and ends.
Sushant Thapa is a poet from Biratnagar, Nepa. He holds a Master’s degree in English literature from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He has published three books of poetry namely: The Poetic Burden and Other Poems (New Delhi, 2020), Abstraction and Other Poems (UK, 2021) and Minutes of Merit (Kolkata, 2021). Sushant has been published in several national and international newspapers and magazines. His work has also appeared in national and International anthologies. One of his poems is included in the Paragon English book for Grade 6 students in Nepal. He teaches Business English to students of BBA and BIT at Nepal Business College, Biratnagar, Nepal. Sushant recently recited his poem “The Poetic Burden” in Kalinga Literary Festival, 2022, Kathmandu, Nepal.
