I want to go far from
everyone,
far from everything.
Far, very far,
beyond the last trail,
beyond the last village,
to a little café
veiled somewhere
between the mountains and
the mist.
A café with no name,
with one warm wooden
window
glowing through the thick
fog,
as if the mountain
deities
had kept a butter lamp
burning
for someone
who had been away
too long.
I want to sit there alone
with a cup of hot coffee
while the mountains
play hide and seek with the clouds.
No noise.
No clocks.
No one asking
how I am doing,
where I am going,
or when I will return.
Just the salubrious wind,
the distant mountains,
the fragrance of coffee,
and the quiet sound
of my own breathing –
until the mist
gathers around the café,
until the last light
wanes into the mountains,
and, for a moment,
I feel as though
I have stepped out of the
world
and into a home
where nothing
has ever been lost.
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Bhuwan Thapaliya
Picture Nick Victor
Bhuwan Thapaliya is a poet from Kathmandu, Nepal, who seamlessly blends his professional life as an economist with his passion for poetry. He has authored five poetry collections, including his most recent work, Slipping into Another World, published by Ukiyoto, and Safa Tempo: Poems New and Selected, published by Nirala Publications, New Delhi. Beyond his writing, he actively engages with the global literary community, having read his work and attended seminars in countries such as South Korea, India, the United States, Thailand, Cambodia, and his native Nepal.
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