The drifting air takes me close
To the evening moon.
I wonder where you dawn and set.
The pine trees try to touch
The earth not with shame;
They try to bow not in regret.
I keep watching how the
Night sky turns blue
In the early hour.
The river soothes my mood
The sound of the water is my music
Tiny glittering music of birds
Become my color.
The music paints the sky
I stand on this earth
Not like you;
I have a reason to be.
To write is to find and add
One more reason to be.
Come set me free
Come close before going afar
To drink this memory
You and I can take away the world.
Sushant Thapa
Painting Rupert Loysell
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.