Festival of Dashain by Saraswoti Lamichhane, WordCity Monthly Dec2020 Issue4
Festival of Dashain
Dashain comes again in Canada
from the back alley of busy routine
on a Monday
watches my two hands multiplied ten
a battle of usual weekdays
to my daughters, Dashain is a story I tell them
in the car, until we reach the school
every year, the same story ends to different stops
their curiosity demands details
on goddesses riding lions, about multiple hands
of the mothers
their tiny hands clap sharp
on the celebration of victory
their faces gleam for the day
festive memories of childhood
drop quietly behind my glasses
old tear tastes saltier
Sugam Pokhrel sings on YouTube
he breaks the dam open, strength left loose
floods the floor under my eyes
for mom Dashain is to spread eyes on our arrival
to linger to hopes
flashback of home full of children
a constant reminder: 6500 miles is once every five years
Dashain in Nepal but the music of Mangaldhoon
on radios, TVs, ads and greetings. a river of homebound traffic
buses loaded with extra passengers
baggage full of gifts, sweet smell of new clothes
aroma of Sell Roti, grandkids running to gramma’s arms
in Nepal, Dashain is cities walking to rural homes
In Canada, it comes as the cuddles of memories
tied to the rim of usual routine
Saraswoti comes from St. Albert. She is a mother of two happy daughters. She is a life celebrator and loves exploring beyond her world. At the age of twenty-four she decided to transplant her life from Nepal to Canada. She claims to have nature as her second mother. She loves wandering around the open space with her camera gears. She is an optimist and a continuous spiritual learner. Her poems have been published in a few journals & anthologies across the globe.
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Thanks. SaraSwoti your poems are great.
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