New Moon of Life by Rajendra Ojha

Like the moon, our life changes its phase—

each time in a circle of 'Law of the Universe'.

So, think once, dear people of eternal time,

What's the use of flowing salty water from our eyes?

Isn't our life like the phases of the moon?

When we reach this stage of our life,

We transform into full moon.

The second time, we convert into 'Waxing Gibbous'—

Before finally transforming into 'New Moon', again.

If we look closely at anything in our lives,

everything is similar to the ‘Sun’ or the ‘Moon’.

During the phase of 'New Moon',

 The 'Sun' still supports the 'Moon' through its light.

To enter into the world of good 'New Moon',

We must have a wonderful time with 'Waxing Moon'.

Rajendra Ojha (Nayan) is a Nepalese poet, philosopher, social researcher, social worker, and EU-certified trainer. 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. Poems and philosophical writings of Rajendra Ojha have been published in various national as well as international literary journals from Nepal, the U.S.A., India, China, Russia, Spain, Myanmar, and Pakistan in both Nepalese and English. He has also published two anthologies, ‘Through the World’ (a collection of experimental poems) and ‘Words of Tiger’ (a collection of philosophical and psychological poems), in 2011 and 2019, respectively. Mr. Rajendra Ojha has been honored by two major prestigious awards named ‘Asia’s Outstanding Internship Solution Provider Award 2020/21’ and ‘Dadasaheb Phalke Television Award 2023’ respectively for his work as a ‘Social Researcher’ as well as a ‘Social Worker’ (activities related to social responsibility), respectively, in 2021 and 2023.