Poetry and Life by Dhruba Kumar Sapkota

Poetry and Life

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-- Dhruba Kumar Sapkota

You write poetry,

You lash with sweet talk,

Spearhead with a pen,

Backlash with perfectly balanced words;

Tell me,

Are you meaningful

With all your poetry?

You talk of exposing the dishonest,

Talk of killing

The ungrateful

With compassion,

Talk of action against

The corrupt,

Talk of punishment

For the traitors;

Tell me,

Are you meaningful

With all your poetry?

You talk of love and affection

Talk of faithfulness

And sacrifice,

Talk of living and dying together;

Tell me,

Are you meaningful

With all your poetry?

You talk of letting go, and of penance,

Talk of non-violence

And peace,

Talk of declaring ceasefire in the ongoing war

And talk of

Releasing

A flock of pigeons

Of peace;

Tell me,

Are you meaningful

With all your poetry?

Translated by Haris C. Adhikari

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कविता र जिन्दगी

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-- ध्रुवकुमार सापकोटा

तिमी

कविता लेख्छौ,

मिठा बातले आघात गर्छौ

कलम चलाऊँछौ ,

सुकिला शब्दहरुले प्रतिघात गर्छौ

भन त तिम्रो कविता सँग सार्थक छौ ?

तिमी

बेईमानीको खोइरो खन्ने कुरा गर्छौ,

बैगुनिलाई गुनले मार्ने कुरा गर्छौ,

भ्रस्टलाई कार्वाही गर्ने कुरा गर्छौ,

देशद्रोहीलाई दण्ड दिने कुरा गर्छौ

भन त तिम्रो कविता सँग सार्थक छौ?

तिमी

माया-प्रेमको कुरा गर्छौ,

वफ़ा-बलिदानको कुरा गर्छौ

सँगै जिउने-सँगै मर्ने कुरा गर्छौ

भन त तिम्रो कविता सँग सार्थक छौ?

तिमी

त्याग र तपस्याको कुरा गर्छौ,

अहिंशा र शान्तिको कुरा गर्छौ,

युद्धमा युद्धविराम लगाउने कुरा गर्छौ,

अनि

शान्तिका एक हुल परेवा उडाउने कुरा गर्छौ

भन त

तिमी

तिम्रो कविता सँग सार्थक छौ?