Fettered Horse Poem by Kathup Tsering

let me spread the unfettered image of hope
beneath the heavy saddle of life
which I carry on my back


my chained heart yearns for open meadows
where my spirit is free to soar
and my thoughts whisper on the wind

over the forbidden land, I gallop
and search the way of life
an unwritten story, an untrodden path


throw the horseshoes away, give fortune to all
spirit bound by fettered life
set me free, free now.

Dec 15,2005 Daramsala