POETRY FORUM

An appeal

by Haris Adhikari on October 21, 2012 :: 0 comments

The world
is a door
to my heart—

Come in,
Come in— O pain!
Come in— O joy!
But please

come in
like the love
of mother
or the reproach
of father.

Come in
like the fresh fragrance
of jasmine
or the lulling gust
of spring’s breeze.
But please

do not bang
the door—
my child
is eccentric.

editors note:

Solicitors are OK, but not the hard sell. No ginsu knives, miracle cleaners or magazine subscriptions – go away! – mh

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A bit about Haris:

Haris is from Nepal. He edits Misty Mountain Review, an online journal of short poetry. His poetic anthology Flowing with a River has been published by The Society of Nepali Writers in English (NWEN).

His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Red Fez Journal, Buddhist Poetry Review, Cyclamens and Swords Publishing, Mad Swirl, The Citron Review, The Rusty Nail, Red Box Kite, Locust Magazine, Yes Poetry, Of Nepalese Clay, The Applicant, The Enchanting Verses Literary Review, Essence Poetry, Lyrical Passion Poetry and Message in a Bottle Poetry Magazine.

Haris primarily loves to write meditative and conversational poetry, digging into the layers of phony faces, violence, injustice, shattered dreams, disillusionment, etc. And he describes himself as “a branch extended to aloofness that heavily swings when the day is windy”.

To read his other poems, visit Ripplez Home