Sushant Thapa
Sushant Thapa is a poet from Biratnagar, Nepal who 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). Sushant has been published in several national and international newspapers and magazines. His work has also appeared 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 students of BBA and BIT at Nepal Business College, Biratnagar, Nepal.
Eye for a Mind
At the light hour
Sunshine dries
The night dew,
Shade and shelter,
Rest and pain.
The curtains seem
Like they lie
When they
Remain unopened.
Yet to wake
The glory of the morning
Walks with
Measured assurances.
The new flowers smile
To kiss
The ray of the sun,
With the colorful breeze.
The morning
Newspaper headlines
Advertise the muddy
And gruesome night stories,
Lives bear
An unspoken tale.
You whitewash
Your shadows
Ringing a bell of fate.
Life is a new game each step.
The rules are unknown
Till you see
With your own eye
For a mind.
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