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The Song of Carpet Weavers

Avinash Shrestha

Avinash Shrestha


Angnima when touches the wool
First of all weaves rice for her family, weaves daal
To get the body wrapped, she weaves a paltry cotton.

And weaves the sky, weaves the wind
Moon she weaves; she weaves the sun
She also weaves the name of her country a little.

Water, stream, mountain, mist
The chirping of birds, the scent of the soil
The sweet whistle of the forest – she weaves them all
Angnima does this all when she touches the wool.

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Translated from Nepali by Shivam Sharma Kharel

[Avinash Shrestha is an eminent poet, experimental story writer, screenplay writer in Nepali films.] 

Translator Shivam Sharma Kharel is a postgraduate in Political Science, from Madarihat, Dooars, India. 

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