The day is done in the spring.
The dusk even has a memory
Of the early dawn.
The stars have arrived
In the night sky
Their intensity forgets not
That they own the night,
But high above.
From the ant hill of life
I see the eternal height of bliss.
The cosmos is shiny
It is not devoid of light
In the dark sprawling sky.
The thrills of spring
Brings visions of survival.
Who would not want to depart
With the spring
And go forever
Where the spring goes?
The river imitates the spring;
It has no particular destination
It is only destined to flow.
Sushant Thapa
Photo Nick Victor
Bio 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 inthe Paragon English book for Grade 6 students in Nepal. He teaches Business Englishto Bachelor’s level students of BBA and BIT at Nepal Business College, Biratnagar,Nepal and he also teaches literature and Managerial Communication to students ofBBA and MBS respectively at Degree Campus, Biratnagar, Nepal. Recently Sushantrecited his poem “The Poetic Burden” in Kalinga Literary Festival, Kathmandu, Nepal.Sushant was recently awarded with Indology Best Poet Award 2022 from West Bengal, India for his debut poetry book “The Poetic Burden and Other Poems.” Sushant’s fourth book of poems titled “Love’s Cradle” is going to be published from World Inkers Printing and Publishing New York, USA.