When and Where I Grew Up / म जहिले र जहाँ हुर्कें

Every now and then I try to write poetry in English. Sometimes I start in English and switch back to Nepali or the vice versa. I tried this first in English then I translated it in Nepali. Here it is for you.

When and Where I Grew Up	म जहिले र जहाँ हुर्कें
When and where I grew up	म जहिले र जहाँ हुर्कें
there was no electricity	त्यसताका बिजुली बत्ति थिएन
there was sunshine and light	घाम थियो अनि उज्यालो थियो
there were no vehicles, concrete roads, or traffic	गाडीहरू, पक्कि सडक, अनि ट्राफिक जाम थिएन
we walked everywhere to our delight	हामीहरु जताततै सहर्ष हिडेर पुग्थेऊँ
there was no complexity	अप्ठेराहरू थिएनन्
life was straightforward and slight	जिन्दगी सरल र सहज थियो
there were no skyscrapers or super markets	गगनचुम्बी भवन अनि बिशाल बजारहरू थिएनन्
all we needed was in sight	हामीलाई चाहिने सबैचिज आँखावरिपरि हुन्थ्यो
When and where I grew up	म जहिले र जहाँ हुर्कें
there was no pollution	त्यसताका प्रदुषण थिएन
air was natural and salubrious	हावा प्राकृतिक अनि स्वस्थ थियो
there were no cell phones or internet	मोबाइल फोन र इन्टरनेट थिएन
communication was glorious and multifarious	संचार गर्वसाथ धेरै तहमा हुन्थ्यो
there were no swimming pools or playgrounds	पौडनको लागि बनाइएका पूल अनि खेल्नको लागि बनाइएका मैदान थिएनन्
rivers, lakes, and fields were gorgeous	सुन्दर खोला, ताल र चौर थिए
demands and supplies did not bargain	माग र पूर्तीको मोलतोल हुन्नथ्यो
resources were sustainable and cornucopious	साधन र श्रोत दीर्घकालीन धान्न मिल्ने अनि पर्याप्त थियो
When and where I grew up	म जहिले र जहाँ हुर्कें
there were less rivalries in pointless pursuits	त्यसताका अर्थहीन अभिलाषाका दुश्मनी कम थिए
people were more friendly and plain	मान्छेहरू धेरै मिलनसार अनि सादा थिए
there were less insecurities and doubts	मनमा डर अनि शंका कम थिए
plenty of trust and harmony were in chain	समाज विश्वास र सौहाद्रताको साँङ्ग्लोमा बाँधिने गर्थ्यो
deceits or bondages were rare	छलकपट अनि बन्धन विरलै थिए
truth and freedom stayed in domain	सत्य र स्वतन्त्रता रैथाने रहन्थे
When and where I grew up	म जहिले र जहाँ हुर्कें
I was as happy as I am now.	त्यसताका म जति खुसि थिएँ अहिले पनि खुशी नै छु बराबरी
Isn’t it intriguing, why and how?	आश्चर्य लाग्दैन? किन र कसरी?