While falling down / Deepak Samchu

I was entangled

like some water hyacinth at a riverbank,

you happened to come carrying handful of rainbow

and tied me like a rope does.

That was everything for me

and, I started to find myself within your fragrance.

I wanted the wave of my heart to echo entering inside you,

wanted, the shadow that follows me

to get faded out approaching you,

wanted, the breeze that flew away by fondling me

may gift you smiles of happiness,

and I wanted, all of my longings to get emptied

inside your desire.

I never noticed that

I had forgotten all my friends who played horse ride

on walking stick together,

the cattle lost in jungle forgetting the way back home,

the rubbles collected while

getting sheltered inside the cave in rains,

and the songs that were written

by pouring my eyes

while thinking about you.

Leaving all of my past shattered,

I melted inside you,

and we had found the rhythm of life

while blowing the MURCHUNGA together.

But while walking through the bridge to sky

you threw me down unexpectedly,

and now, whilst falling down like Icarus

every memory of past is hitting me -

Tuk tuk tuk tuk .

My gasps may have been left behind somewhere there

do find it and keep with you,

you may hear my whisper when you are alone.

Do search for the occulted memories of love

in your pocket, in the Khopis, and

at the corners of rooms,

that may help you unfold the reminiscences

when you are gloomy.

I have tied the bud of rose

that my mother had planted

on my cheeks, to your heart;

do keep it to decorate your ambience,

it may help you stare at me

without touching.

I have left every melody of life

for you,

keep humming it in your solitude.

But never do carry any wish

to sing together

again with me.

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(Translated from Nepali by Suman Pokhrel)

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