Inner and Outer Within

Sushant Thapa
 
All the good wishes
For a good journey
Take me to the folded palms,
A psalm of affection,
Prayers in the dark night,  
Lighting white candles of light
Splashing wishes rectifying imperfection.  
Cool arms of heaven
In a starry rain
Drenching the bones and bag
Heavy on the unfolding life
Cloudy travel of musical mist
A bare foot early morning garden walk
Smiling stranger knocking the gates
Of unmet eyes.
An ounce of life,
An awakening imprisoned,
A freedom battling,
Light only at the end of the tunnel.


[Sushant Thapa is a Nepalese poet from Biratnagar, Nepal who 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 (Authorspress, New Delhi, 2020), Abstraction and Other Poems (Impspired, UK, 2021) and Minutes of Merit (Haoajan, Kolkata, 2021). Sushant has been published in places like The Gorkha Times, The Kathmandu Post, The Poet Magazine, The Piker Press, Trouvaille Review, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, Impspired, Harbinger Asylum, New York Parrot, Pratik Magazine, The Beatnik Cowboy, The Dope Fiend Daily, Atunis Poetry, EKL Review, The Kolkata Arts, Dissident Voice, Journal of Expressive Writing, As It Ought To Be Magazine and International Times among many. He has also been anthologized in national and International anthologies. His poem is also included in Paragon English book for Grade 6 students in Nepal. He teaches Business English to Bachelor’s level students of BBA and BIT at Nepal Business College, Biratnagar, Nepal. Recently Sushant recited his poem “The Poetic Burden ” in Kaling Literary Festival, Kathmandu, Nepal.]