~Dinesh Adhikari~
Translation: Robin Sharma
Cold snowflakes are falling
Making one feel warm
And I, remember you
In the moments of our first days
The first days of our meeting –
At that time
You were very soft and warm !
Fragile flowers of snow-flakes
Soft as cotton
Turned into hard rock
As time passed
And now, I
Stand here, with this snow-rock
Piercing through my shoe-soles
Penetrating through the feet
The chill has spread throughout the body
For fear of slipping
Every time I take a step
The brain shudders in a way
In our present
Once again
I remember you-
Now, you seem to be
Harder than snow-rock
This is the seasonal snow
Of our snowy playground
The hardness of snow
After all
Where does it last so long ?
A little further
Below
Slowly, slowly
Melting
I see it flowing
Melting into water
And I wish, in my mind
This attribute of the snow
Would soon spread over to you
I believe
Before our next meeting
You would transform into sparkling water
From the snow-rock that you now are
Cold snow flakes are falling
Making one feel warm
And I, remember you
In the moments of our first days
The first days of our meeting
At that time
You were very soft and warm !
Dinesh Adhikari
Kathmandu
