Anjali Thapa

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Anjali
Thapa

Anjali Thapa is a poet, writer and a English teacher who is passionate about music and literature. She loves animals, rain, the beat generation, rock music, children and starry nights and daughter, Rishika. Her very first publication was on The Sunday Post for her poem, “The Imp” in 2001. Her short stories and have been published on in Wave Magazine and indolink.com. She is inspired by poets, Sylvia Plath and Allen Ginsberg and authors, Toni Morrison, Thomas Hardy, Bishweshwor Prasad Koirala and many more. She received her M.A. and M.Phil. in English and post-graduate diploma in Women’s Studies from Tribhuwan University in Kathmandu, Nepal. She currently resides in Fremont, CA. Her works can be found on dreamersreality.com. 


  • What would you call a tar speck on your sheet squeaky clean?
    What would you call dreaming of a shangrila you've never seen? 
    What would you call gunning down coconuts that cry and bleed? 
    What would you call teary candles,melting that can't burn complete? 
    Fate, mighty fate.

    Circumstances, shrewd, circumstances devour futile coconuts and candles.
    Shaky coconuts, tactless candles surrender to ugly fate . 
    What would you call emaciated rats picking holes on your sacks? 
    What would you call men making rods for their own backs? 
    What would you call tramps eating off gold plates? 
    Perfect Mishaps! 

    Fate, dear, fate chances, blind, chances ignore plunders and blunders. 
    Lucky tramps, fearless rats make the best of circumstances.