Posted by: socially responsible May 18, 2005
Nationalistic Nepali Poems
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Here is one by Dinesh Adhikari The Other Side to Belief 1. Settlement after settlement has been razed by neutron blasts All greenery has wilted The peacocks have stopped dancing Springtime is wailing Haven?t you gone mad even now? If not I must believe you?ve lost your head 2. Things are so far gone now with each new birth a martyr is born a funeral procession is born a shroud is born You?re seeing all this, aren?t you? In its first few hours that baby there is being deprived of his mother?s lap is being deprived of his mother?s breast on charges of treason against the nation Your eyes haven?t yet moistened? If not I must believe you?ve lost your heart 3. Vying to extend the boundaries of nations giving up their own shelters giving up the mouthfuls they had gathered people have gone to live as refugees east/west/in all directions uncertain/aimless The act of suicide banned by law has proved inevitable in practice The Bhandarkhal massacre is repeating The Kot massacre is on the way to reviving What, haven?t you gone mad even now? If not I must believe you?ve lost your head
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