Mahesh Prasain
O Dream Queen!
Do not come to me
to disrupt my solitude
I am unwilling to dream
of an excited intermission!
I know it.
Whenever I begin to dream
of a youthful time
observing a reflection in a well
I am committing adultery
Dreams today
cannot walk together with virginity.
A curse there is
in the dreams
I find myself in
Whatever the born blind sees
is done from inside;
no one can deceive
that very divinity.
I cannot reach there.
Mahesh Prasai (b. 1956) is a Nepali poet known for his highly philosophical and contemplative poems. His published works include Bhoomikapachhi (Collection of muktaks, 1976), Agniko Pragbhoomima (1985), Kehi Chakmak ra Sikhaharu (1994), Nishrit Samudra ra Kalo Tirkha (1995), Pratyapanchako Baadal (Collection of poems, 1997), Sabda Sarathi (in 2000) and Napoleon ra Sukumar Sapana (2014).