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Rajendra Ojha (Nayan)
Poet, Philosopher, Social Researcher, Social Worker
The Scavengers of Power
From the time when pigs came to power through the animal revolution,
Dung has been considered the national— nutritious dish for all.
Despite their difference in size, both matched their interests,
Thus, the dung beetles are made the prime watchdog of the state.
Pigeons are flying all around the sky above us,
But the wings of this pigeon are moving in an anti-clock direction.
As the dung beetles are chosen as the prime watchdog,
The diet of pigeons is romantically disregarded.
Now— the next generation of pigeons is born without feathers,
Making themselves comfortable with pigs.
Leaving all their legacies aside,
Now, they don’t hesitate to be in intimate relationships with— dung beetles.
No matter whether they lose or win in the future,
Pigs, with their everlasting glory, are now in the safe zone.
Until another animal more cunning than them;
Motivates dogs to befriend wolves.
About Poet: Rajendra Ojha (Nayan) is a poet, social researcher, social worker, philosopher and EU certified trainer, from Nepal. His poems and philosophical essays has been published in various national and national literary journals from Nepal, England, Greece, India, China, Pakistan, U.S.A., Spain, Myanmar, Russia, and so on. He also served as a citizen diplomat for three months under the ‘Ministry of Population and Environment’ in 2018 in Switzerland for the diplomatic program of the Minamata Convention, which was held in Geneva, Switzerland. Mr. Rajendra Ojha has also published two anthologies in English language entitled, ‘Through the World’ (a collection of experimental poems) and ‘Words of Tiger’ (a collection of philosophical and psychological poems), in 2011 and 2019, respectively. Similarly, in 2024 he publish his Nepalese anthology of poems named ‘Abhilashaka Jharharu ‘(The Weeds of Aspirations).
