“Look, look at me,
I reside so high
and so close
to the heaven.
Come, come
and catch me,”
said the Moon
to the River.

“Gaze down
and take a dip
and then you will know
the earthly joy,”
lambasted the River
to the Moon.

“Look, look at me,
I have stars
as my company,
and I play hide and seek
with the clouds.
Come, come and
be with me,”
sang the Moon
to the River.

“You have
voiceless stars
as your company,
and sweat of the sky
veils your eyes.
Come, come and
be with me instead,
for I have
plants and animals
as my friends,
they jump, they sing,
they dance, and they bathe
all open and naked,
along the shores
of the Mother Earth,”
whispered the River
to the Moon.

“Oh! River,
I am thirsty, my darling.
I wish to take a plunge,
all over you,”
the Moon sighed.

“Come, come my darling,
let us cross all the barriers
and enter into each other,”.
murmured the River to the Moon.

Copyright 2006 Bhuwan Thapaliya