“Haunted trees
covered behind the curtains of their own leaves
stare at the dark
from the fringe of streets.”

—  Suman Pokhrel

<span class="plainlinks"> In Midnight Street http://www.prachyareview.com/poems-by-suman-pokhrel/</span>
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Nepali poet, lyricist, playwright, translator and artist 1967

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