Kathmandu looks lost
lost in the silence
silence so stark
that it cries out loud
loud among the empty buildings,
shops and roads
from where people
have disappeared
Disappeared towards oblivion
where blue hills stand
among roaming clouds that
too will be soon gone under
the pleasant Dashain sun
whose beam basks the
fluttering kites
whose colors now challenge
the rainbow that too
was long lost.
Kathmandu indeed looks lost
lost from the noise
lost from the hubbub
lost form the indifference
care free under the angel's arm
full of grace drawing deep sigh
hoping dashain stays here forever.
