Sushant Thapa
A poet from Biratnagar, Nepal holds a Master’s degree in English literature from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He has published three books of poetry namely: The Poetic Burden and Other Poems (New Delhi, 2020), Abstraction and Other Poems (UK, 2021) and Minutes of Merit (Kolkata, 2021). He has been published in places like The Gorkha Times, The Kathmandu Post, and several international magazines. He has also been published in national and International anthologies. One of his poems is included in the Paragon English book for Grade 6 students in Nepal. He teaches Business English to Bachelor’s level students of BBA and BIT at Nepal Business College, Biratnagar, Nepal. Recently he recited his poem “The Poetic Burden” in Kalinga Literary Festival, Kathmandu, Nepal. He was recently awarded with Indology Best Poet Award 2022 from West Bengal, India for his debut poetry book “The Poetic Burden and Other Poems.”
Change and Me
I saw the seasons change
I remained the same.
The agony-kissed sands
Has built a faithful castle.
Time asked me an answer
To my disobedience.
The piper led
The muse of my art astray.
I have walked
On the sun-kissed flowery bed.
Also, I have been amazed with
My broken mirror self
Surprised in the reflection.
The leaping flames
Burn my meanings
Yet I am as simple as a drop of dew
In the face of the maple leaf.
I ask the piper
The way to the horizon
That completes me.
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