Bikesh Deshar

प्रसङ्ग नेपालको! नेपाल—एक अद्भुत, अनन्त बगैंचा—जसको अन्त्य न समयले पाउँछ, न यात्रुको पाइला थाक्छ। यति विशाल, यति रहस्यमयी, कि आदि कालखण्डका यात्रुहरूले पनि यसको सम्पूर्ण सौन्दर्य देख्न सक्दैनन्। प्रत्येक मोडमा, प्रत्येक कुना-कन्दरामा, प्रकृतिले आफ्नो चमत्कारहरू सजाएकाे छ। यस्तै एक स्वर्गीय सौन्दर्य हो—रारा ताल। निलो आकाशले निहारिरहेको, पहाडले अंकमाल गरेको, र मनले कहिल्यै बिर्सन नसक्ने विशाल जलकुन्ड, जसले आत्मालाई बोलाउँछ—शान्तिको गहिराइमा डुब्न। हरेक वर्ष म एउटा वा दुइटा ट्रेकिङ गर्छु। हाइकिङ भने महीनामा दुई ओटा गर्छु। नेपालको सौन्दर्यलाई साँच्चै कदर गर्ने हो भने, पैदल यात्रा नै उत्तम माध्यम हो। त्यो अनुभव यति गहिरो हुन्छ कि शब्दले बयान गर्न कठिन पर्छ। तर २०८१ साललाई विदाई गर्न यो पटक पैदल यात्रा होइन, A Road Trip to Rara National Park को योजना बन्यो। आखिर, सबै कुरा अनुभव नै त हो—हरेक यात्रा, हरेक मोड केही न केही सिकाइ लिएर आउँछ। रारा ताल जति स्वर्गीय छ, त्यहाँ पुग्न भने त्यति सहज छैन। यात्राको चौथो दिनमा मात्र हामीले त्यो अनुपम सौन्दर्य आफ्नै आँखाले अवलोकन गर्ने सौभाग्य प्राप्त गर्‍यौ...

 It's not far away, it's not far at all The mountainsides we dreamt of-- A kind of invitation, so pure and divine. For fate was on our side Together we walk as one On the beckoning mountains Filled with lush full of green love. We feel the warmth of the foothills As we want to climb the lap of the beloved mother We free our head, so calm and quiet Under the sacred fig tree, shaded and dusky With all honesty, we take a deep breath, in and out. Far from home, we walk on the wild side With careful heart to ease our mind. Along the long and winding roads, We hear the birds singing On the mossy banks of a wandering stream, rippling even burbling. And see wildflowers appealing butterflies, lively and vibrant. As we dive into the forest, where colors came to life We come to comprehend mindfully that Time is all we have and the life is now. With fire in our bones, we sit on the top of an ancient mountain, From where the valley seems lost with the cloud of its own. We feel at home in th...

Wish I Had a Winter Coat 1. Seasons pass in a blink of God's eye. An autumn had arrived; for when winter has nighed. What I feel is only blue black cold! Wish I had a winter coat. 5. I look out from the broken window. The mountains---I've dreamed of concealing under the snow. As the blizzard rages, The cracked heart aches. 9. If the night could hear, I would tell a story or two. Of a day that has been through hues of blue. When we don't know for what to prepare. If we are on an uncertain time of the year. 13. In such an emptiness, I lie under the starlit sky. For as long as space exists, soothing stars pass by. And I wish If I had a winter coat tonight. I would feel the warmth of it inside. 17. A new day dawns, the sun will rise. Through the clouds, the sun will shine. A cold wind blows, rest assured. Earnestly searching-----mile after mile-----the lost hope----- is heard. 21. Wish I had a winter coat, the joy of having it, would be immeasurable....