Binoculars

In memory of the missing and the dead in the flash flood of Nepal.

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There, beside the river

That was flowing down the hill,

Quenching the thirst of the flora and fauna,

You were singing

Of the nature’s wonders.

And now, there, far beyond,

You were swept away

With the hill and the river

By an avalanche,

Leaving me to wonder at nature’s course.

O, my eyes were

The divine binoculars

That could trace out your presence!

By Bimal Kishore Shrivastwa

From: Nepal