A New Tibetan Year Poem by ngawa tenpa

Another colorless day has passed in pain
Another sleepless night has faded in vain
Another cold season has yielded no fruit
Another silent prayer has got no answer
Another soaking tear has dropped dry
Another forlorn hope has drowned in temptation
Another deep wrinkle has broken across my forehead
And another new Tibetan year has come to my door

A new year with no celebration
But fear and anxiety!