Dechen Doma Sherpa Poems

The starry night twinkles its lights
And to my sleepless mind gives delights
I think they are winking at us in good nature
Inspiring a child's rhyme wondering at its feature
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I had plans, now i have dreams
I had smile, now i have joy
I had a heart, now i have a melody
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Another year is coming to its end,
Another anniversary for our yearly reunion
Another week filled with love, vows, plans and teary depart
Another year testing our faith, loyalty, courage and living apart
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I used to play Tea Time when i was much younger
With dolls and tiny plastic cups and saucers
What seems like ages ago i had my first cup of tea
Too much of sugar made it bitter, but i enjoyed it with relish
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I lay awake long after you turned to sleep
The rumpled sheets and scattered clothes illustrate your love for me
Your warm touch burned through my body and left my soul cold
And now in the aftermath i am left alone while Cold desire gnaws my core
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My sister pointed a man on the road calling him our father
She had a faint smile hoping he would turn and smile back
I saw him walking away in a busy market wearing a suit
Perhaps a man on business while we stood like a failed investments
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Born as a human, classified on gender
Given a doll to play and to learn from
Books to study and samosas for in-law
Loved in the family but somehow first to be sacrificed
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Empty rooms with his babies crying in fear
His sickening scent lingering on the stale air
Torn pictures of him and broken glasses strewn on floor
The door still open after hours he walked away
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Mirror mirror on the wall
Who is the fairest of them all?
'The one who smile to a passing stranger
and shares the joy of life and nature.'
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