Monday, June 01, 2026

On a Tree

It's a tree's duty to bear fruit
Service to bear nests
Virtue to bear shadows
And plight to bear pests

One that grumbles of all four
Detests the first three
And forgets the first two
Deserves to be felled!

Monday, May 18, 2026

Irony

We judge others
To our convenience;
We change ourselves
To their convenience! 

अहिलेको सत्य

मुखामुख गरेर बोल्नु नपरेपछि,
नजिकबाट सुन्नु नपरेपछि,
हामी धेरै बोल्दैछौँ,
अती धेरै सुन्दैछौँ,
थोरै बुझ्दैछौँ ! 

Donkeys

In the regime of the ordinary,
An ordinary donkey
Becomes acceptable,
And remains acceptable
Until an extraordinary species
Invades the regime!

Ask Me Not

Do not worry,
And ask me not
Why and how;
Sometimes your critics
Do a greater service
To your name
Than your cronies!

झरी

झरी परिरहेको छ अहिले,
तर पर्खेको छैन मैले
कुनै चमत्कार
कुनै जादू!
झरीले जे गर्न सक्छ,
त्यही हुँदै जान्छ,
मलाई यत्ति थाहा छ!

Thursday, May 07, 2026

जूनी

बौलाउँदा बन्धु टाढा
मौलाउँदा मित्र
चल्छ जूनी जेनतेन
यही सीमा भित्र

समानता

अभिमान अन्धो हुन्छ,
गहन कुरा देख्दै देख्दैन,
स्वाभिमान पनि अन्धो हुन्छ,
छुद्र कुरा हेर्दै हेर्दैन !

स्वीकारोक्ति

प्रगति नहुने भो
यो जुनिमा,
कसैको संगतले,
न बिग्रिने भइयो,
न सप्रेर गइयो!

Souls and Hearts

Weakest souls are those
That rejoice in gossips;
Poorest hearts are those
That fear gossip-mongers!