Momila Joshi
Papa used to say
The truth has no shadow
…
And every moment
I kept on thinking about the shadow-proof dreams
Countless seasons kept dropping from the boughs,
I dreamed of Sisyphus too, freeing from the curse.
On waking up,
I found myself being trampled down by a heap of curses!
…
Still, I kept watching at the dark front
a sleepless, heightened black mountain
being revived into innumerable meanings of shadows!
And yet,
all through the dream
I kept on flying high in the open, blue firmament.
On waking up,
I found myself, being cramped in a dead darkness!
…
Only this moment
it occurred to me
that, I saw no body, and no shadow.
A formless shadow passed along,
covering the entire present.
There was not a single, bright spot
left for dreams.
……
And from the present of the dense darkness
deprived of rescuing myself
I just kept on touching the shadow of illusion…
Papa used to say
the truth has no shadow!
This is why
God too has no shadow!!
[Momila Joshi (pen name Momila, b. 1967) is one of the finest Nepali poets well known for her literary crafts and recitation skills. She has, to her credit, five books of poetry and a collection of essays. He books include Paiyun Phulna Thalepachhi (After Cherry Goes Blossoming, 1995), Joonkiriharoo Orlirahechhan (Down Come the Fireflies, 1998), Durgam Uchaimaphoolko Aandhi (Flowery Storm on Unattainable Height, 2004), Selected poems, 2013 and Bhimsen Thapako Suicide Note (Suicide Note of Bhimsen Thapa, 2014) and Ishwarko Adalatma Outsiderko Bayan, 2007 with its English translation An Outsider in the Court of God, 2010 (A collection of lyrical essays). She is the Chairperson of Nepali Kalasahitya Dot Com Pratishthan (Nepali Art & Literature Dot Com Foundation) and Chief Editor of literary magazine Kalashree and web magazine www.nepalikalasahitya.com /www.nepaliartnliterature.com.]
[Momila Joshi (pen name Momila, b. 1967) ) is one of the finest Nepali poets well known for her literary crafts and recitation skills. She has to her credit five books of poetry and a collection of essays including Paiyun Phulna Thalepachhi (After Cherry Goes Blossoming, 1995), Joonkiriharoo Orlirahechhan (Down Come the Fireflies, 1998), Durgam Uchaimaphoolko Aandhi (Flowery Storm on Unattainable Height, 2004), Selected poems, 2013 and Bhimsen Thapako Suicide Note (Suicide Note of Bhimsen Thapa, 2014) and Ishwarko Adalatma Outsiderko Bayan, 2007 with its English translation An Outsider in the Court of God, 2010 (A Collection of Lyrical Essays). She is the Chairperson of Nepali Kalasahitya Dot Com Pratishthan (Nepali Art & Literature Dot Com Foundation) and Chief Editor of literary magazine Kalashree and web magazine www.nepalikalasahitya.com /www.nepaliartnliterature.com.]