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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

यो नयाँ वर्ष, खै के नयाँ वर्ष




यो नयाँ वर्ष,
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खै के नयाँ वर्ष

तुवाँलोको बादल,

आँशुको वर्षा,

आकांक्षाहरुको नदी,

अतृप्त इच्छाहरुको समुद्र


सँगुरझैं मोटाएका कुकुरहरु

बाँसझैं दुब्ला 'खाते' हरुलाई

भुक्दै, लखेट्दै तर्साइरहेछन्

बाहिर कोही कठ्यांग्रिइरहेछ

हामी अर्को सिरक खापिरहेछौं



क्षितिजमा छ धाँजा फाट्ने गर्मी

हामी गमलामा पीपल रोपिरहेछौं

पीपलका पहेंलिएका पातसँगै आउने

यो नयाँ वर्ष, खै के नयाँ वर्ष



पीपल पलाओस् भित्ताको कापमा

र फूटाओस् इंट्टा र सिमेन्टलाई

गर्जिओस् आकाश, धाँजा फाटोस् जमीन

हिउँदले कँपाओस्, वर्षाले भिजाओस्

पुराना जुत्ता त्याग्नुको बदला

खिया लागेका विचार त्यागुन् मानिसहरु

बगैंचा कलमी गर्नुसट्टा

ढोंग र पाखण्डको एक पत्र काटुन् मानिसहरु

रोउन् मानिसहरु, हाँसुन् मानिसहरु

आँशु झार्नसम्म नअड्कलुन् मानिसहरु



प्लाष्टिकको कुर्सीमा बाँधिएको घोडाजस्तै

नबाँधियोस् यो नयाँ वर्ष

खुलोस् आकाश, उन्मुक्त होउन् मानिसहरु

रुन र हाँस्न सिकुन् मानिहरु

शुभ नयाँ वर्ष

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