A poem by Sangita Swechcha, translated from Nepali by Hem Bishwakarma
A purpose in my life, A reason to survive, A flower budding inside me That impatiently cried, Begging to understand the meaning of life. The terrible struggle with life -- Hundreds of questions from A one-day old Deluged me, Exhausted and distressed. Though life was not that easy-- The flower that desired to flower Did not want to wither Without a struggle. The amusement in my life, Lost in strange thoughts With silent, helpless emotions, Tensed, fell down and cried, With an abrupt pain of separation. A life as in a story And a story of life With hope dared to live. She, her courage and I -- The entanglement of Struggle and pain, Perhaps, was a trial of restraint. A tiny life to chuckle that learned Living was a novel mesh of affection. The life that sprouted inside me, Has patience to contend her life. There is a desire, and a trust For her whole life is a dream that has yet to unfold!
Dr.Sangita Swechcha has been an ardent lover of literature from an early age. She has published a novel and co-authored a collection of short stories before the collection GulafsangakoPrem (The Rose: An Unusual Love Story) in Nepali. She has many short stories and poems published in various international journals and online portals. The Himalayan Sunrise: Exploring Nepal’s Literary Horizon and A Glimpse Into My Country are her recent publications, co-edited with Karen Van Drie and Andrée Roby respectively. Email: sangyshrestha@hotmail.com, Website: www.sangitaswechcha.com
Hem Bishwakarma is a translator and poet from Nepal. He is an ELT teacher and educator by profession.
Hem Bishwakarma is a translation enthusiast, he also writes poems and reviews. Email: swarmadhurya@gmail.com
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