CHENGA PENJOR's JOURNEY

Surrounded by the Areca Nut trees, Nothing to be seen around, Every household busy with their own business, The cool breeze blowing the tall trees, Birds chirping whole day long, Dogs roaming with their own way, People with the guts to smile back, Hello to everyone with a pat on their shoulder, Cattle satisfied with the wintergreen grass, Grazing peacefully in the paddy field, Drinking the fresh water of Taklai, Young boys and girls playing and running with their speed, Making turns to look after the herds, When one goes for Lunch, Some busy playing football, volleyball, Mostly, nowadays busy with Cell Phones; Reminiscing on the old memories of mine, Sneaking quietly in the corner with my books, When all were busy enjoying;  Weather was cool with the evening breeze, Boys meet together after exams, Exchanging thoughts and plans for the next day, As the sun sets in the Southern Hemisphere, A beauty of nature reveals the best, With the c

Gammon rushing with Bills in hand, Solving every part with a rush, My EE reminding me not to hush, Gammon want it fast, Nakul maintaining his coolness; Having done with the work, Put up my leave consent from EE, Put up the Notesheet for New Year Eves budget, Recommended from Chief and forwarded it to DT, Fingers crossed ended my day; Got information from the known source, Having blocked the way at Roetala, By a falling Boulder to be cleared using explosives, Deferred our timing at 9:00AM, Actually planned at 6:30AM; Joined by Drakpa and family, Informing us in the morning, Together we started our journey; In our mind, we got a common Doubt, Whether block was cleared or not, Fortunately, we encountered with the line of Vehicles, By the time we reached Langthel; Crossed the block without any problem, It was scary at first, crossed with confidence; Lunchtime at Tama, Different menus f

Done with the Eighth standard common exam, A year when the militants were flushed out, No one to stand nearby him, Done with flying colors in all subjects; Not wasting any time further, Though no one to advise this little boy, No one to guide the fragile and immature mind, Took the Notes of the seniors, Prepared himself during the vacation, During the time of herding cattle; When everybody was busy playing joyfully, Enjoying the reunions with their friends, Alone under the shades of a tree, In the middle of the paddy field, There he was always busy; Studying at one time, Reading at the other, Writing sth on another day; The turning point of his life, The tenth standard; Everyone got to prepare well, Physically weak in health, Mentally less in advice, Emotionally feeble in heart, Noticing everyone with their parents; Supporting them for the big day, Encouraging them, motivating the