Haibun: Reflection
Kuma Raj Subedi, MA / MTESL, is a lecturer and an Australian poet. His numerous creations have been published on various print and online platforms: online and in print, such as Misty Mountain Review, Indian Review, Muse India, Sahitya Post, Scarlet Dragonfly, Aksharang, The Gorkha Times, Of Nepalese Clay, The Indian Periodical, Nepalnamcha, Poetishes, The Offline Thinker, Setopati, Poeticia, The Rising Junkiri, Sahitya Sangraha, The Writer’s Cafe etc. He often writes about issues such as women’s suffering, memories, religion, nature, migration, love and culture. He is also a member of the poetry reading groups Friendly Streets Poets and TramsEnd Poets in South Australia.
I take a troll on a beachside to find meaning in reflection of myself. Clear water adds some colour however the reflection itself doesn’t add up to anything else other than my own dark secrets. Touching the water and breaking the form of the reflection, I contemplate the transitoriness of the life itself where the havoc can lurk it anytime and destroy everything.
staring a reflection
on clear waters
blurs a sound mind
I continue to think about reflection which really doesn’t reflect much of me. My pains, sorrows, and turbulent thoughts have not been captured there. It’s a hollow representation of me. Where are the colours, the nexus of relationships, and a labyrinth of memories?
I do not find any of them there. Without quenching my thirst for the answers, I continue to walk along the beachside.