Being A Poet by Sushant Thapa

Allow me to be the poet of the whispers

Before being a poet of the words.

Allow me to be the poet of the wave

Before glorifying the concrete world.

Allow me be the poet of the wind

Before being the poet of touch.

Allow me to be the poet of the clouds

Before being the poet of the sky.

Allow me to be the poet of simplicity

Before being the poet of philosophy.

Allow me to be the poet of thirst

Before being the poet of satisfaction.

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Sushant Thapa is a Nepalese poet who holds a Master’s degree in English Literature from Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. He is the author of the book “The Poetic Burden and Other Poems” published by Authorspress, New Delhi, India. His English poems are featured in Trouvaille Review, litehouse, International Times, New York Parrot, My Republica, The Kathmandu Post, Sahitto Bilingual Literary Magazine, Indian Periodical, Ponder Savant, Grey Thoughts, The Gorkha Times, The Piker Press, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, Offline Thinker, Sahitya Post, Atunis Poetry, EKL Review and WILLIWASH . Sushant lives in Biratnagar, Nepal.