Caterpillar Fungus Poem - Yarsagumba Kavita - From Dolpa Nepal

Faint Yarchagumbus of Dolpa and Your and My Mentality

(This poem is reflection of my field visits to Dolpa in the year 2006 and 2007; where I made extensive study on ecology and sociology of caterpillar fungus - Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Yarsagumba)

Whilst

the Warmth streaks of light are

bouncing over the pasty snow clad terrain, and thawing the cover

somewhere, yarchagumbus start budding

after salking new hopes.

Extensive alpine meadows are just preparing to mushroom

Dolpan Yarchagumbus in the arrival of the season

but this has stimulated homes, brains and wallets,

Deshu / Lagar / Satu / meals and noodles are getting packed;

thinking

balmy hopes for those approaching chilly torrential days.

Thousands of steps of villagers of below snowline and those

who can see snow at the horizon ,

are at the brink of

welcoming by those monetizing hospitable meadows.

 

Prolonged and incessant caravans are whistling and scaling

Sheer cliffs seeming nothing

and faraway at home toddlers accompanying dotage and disabled folks

kept waiting their return.

Cattle are driven towards jungle

and at home freed cocks are under the threat of jackals and cats

left at home while leaving hurriedly

in rummage around for Dolpan Yarchagumbu.

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Some schools and homes are abandoned and emptied

and the blackboard kept waiting

for the straight, round, curved and slanted lines of white chalks

and homes remains thrived for the shouting of spouses

and clamour of kids even for span of a moment.

   

Chimal, Bhojpatra, Lagma and pines are at tranquil,

when the alpines meadows are flocked by the blue, white and yellow tarpaulins emitting fumes

enjoying bonfires and clamours at night.

Clumsy cliffs are faded by bush-fire,

and plastic covered fresh and green meadows are fostering several scented flowers

in the wilderness of alpine.

Suddenly I shouted-

OH !

These alpines meadows are relentlessly enduring all those-

Footsteps, necessities, and those Dolpan Yarchagumbus and whole impatience.

    

At the span of time

The Dolpan Yarchagumbus are wandering for new running,

an apt and proper for increasing the shared-responsibility to manage whole

biota of alpine-land

So can the flowers of wilderness remain blossomed, trees keep on puff-out

Bluesheeps kept grazing and musk dancing

And meadows turn into the playground for hide and seek of the alpine grass and

Dolpan Yarchagumbu,

So can Manmaya fetch green currencies and Sonam should not lost the dazzling eyes,

the unmatchable natural wealth can go long for indefinite and Doplan identity remain untreated.

Thnx to Fren Satish For his Genuine Help in Editing and Translation