Poetry

I Am a Cop

Ramesh Khatri I am a cop to guard the folkHave to curb the movement on the streetsAnd haul bullets, cloaking the pain in the heart.The...

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Caged

Suraj Raj Keshari Away from the world, banishedIn complete isolationIs a poor soul, sufferingFor no reasons Morning gleams of the sun do not reach thereSparkles of...

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The Zigzag Way

Bimal Kishore Shrivastwa We were making a trip.I preferred the zigzag path toreach the destination.My fellow travelerschose the straight way.The zigzag way was cumbersome,challenging and...

Poetry

The Rhymes of Strength

Suresh Rai When your good old chums don’t workWhen you get a wind of foes that lurkForge a formidable new alliancePurchase a new revolver for...

Poetry

This Clock

Durgalal Shrestha I stand on the pointed tip of an erect arrow.It pains, yes it deeply painsbut I tolerate; I am able to tolerate so...

Poetry

Then to Then: Nothing to Nothing

Nisprabh Saji ThenI knew nothingI was a childI was calmI was considerate ThenI knew everythingI was youngI was thrustingI was overweening NowI know a littleI am middle-agedI...

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A Song of Love

Itz Stephen Arinzechukwu Like a diamondShe shines in my eyesMy heart beats for herWanting to see her dailyIt moves me to emotion, thinkingI think she...

Poetry

Raw Clay and the Artisan

Tumbehang Limbu In my handThere is some raw clayin his hand, too,there is some raw clayFrom this loaf of clayI want to carve outbeautiful designs...

Poetry

Bhoopi Sherchan Steady, bright and resplendentThe candle’s flame. Let us suppose,After the first periodThe ablution overScattering her virginityIn the autumnal sunlightAs if somewhat tiredAs if quite...

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