Her songs
The campfire’s light flickered over her weathered skin,
embers dancing like distant glowworms on the hills.
Arms outstretched, she stood alone,
her face lifted to the twinkling sky—
forehead kissed by the moon’s silvery offerings,
lips parted, humming a folk song from the highlands.
The night held its breath, listening,
as her song rose like mist, weaving through the peaks,
and rhododendrons swayed in quiet reverence.
The stars leaned closer,
their gaze soft and steady,
and in that moment, time slipped away—
melting into the fire’s glow.
The moon whispered in a primordial tongue:
"Sing, for your songs are what the world needs now—
songs of love and peace."
Bhuwan Thapaliya is a poet from Kathmandu, Nepal, who blends his professional life as an economist with his passion for poetry.
He has authored five poetry collections, including Safa Tempo: Poems New and Selected (published by Nirala Publication, New Delhi). His work has garnered international acclaim, appearing in renowned journals and being featured in numerous global anthologies. These include Life in Quarantine: Witnessing Global Pandemic Initiative—a project supported by the Poetic Media Lab and the Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis at Stanford University—along with initiatives like the International Human Rights Art Festival and Poetry and Covid, which was funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council in collaboration with the University of Plymouth and Nottingham Trent University.
Thapaliya's poetry has also found a home in publications like Jerry Jazz Musician and The Fictional Café. Beyond his writing, he is an active participant in the global literary community, having read his work and attended seminars in diverse countries such as South Korea, India, the United States, Thailand, Cambodia, and his native Nepal.
