The mango trees in the spring blow,
But without any vigour and glow.
Sadness hangs around the hollow house,
My sick heart finds no repose.

The stars hum a sorrowful tune,
The moonlight lurks mournfully,
The rivers look cold and motionless.
I feel weak like the stars and rivers.

Bundle of laughs, moments of joy,
Shared with you in the past,
Appeal to my senses like the surf and turf.
Flood of memories chokes the heart.

The sun rises after every dark night.
I will touch your tender hand,
Embrace your arrival with a band.
I know separation awaits reunion.

Bimal Kishore Shrivastwa, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of English at Degree Campus Tribhuvan University, Biratnagar, Nepal. An anthology of his poems is published from Litlight Publication, Pakistan. Other poems from Mr. Shrivastwa are published from the UK, the USA, Bangladesh, India, and Nepal. Besides teaching, Mr. Shrivastwa loves promoting anything creative.

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