झरना

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पहाडको शिखरबाट
देखेँ झरेको जल ।
मेरो मनमा बत्ती बले
हजारौँ झलमल ॥
त्यो पानीको झरनामा
शक्ति कति छ लुकेको ।
देख्न सके कति त्यसमा
बत्ती बिजुली बलेको ॥
तर हाय त्यसै नै पग्ली
पानी व्यर्थ बहन्छ ॥
के हामी मानिसका
हृदयका गिरिमा
छैनन् यस्तै अटूट
निर्मल जलका झरना ?
हामी भित्र भए यदि यस्ता
सुन्दर झरना हजार !
हाय छ कस्तो अपशोच !
अझ छ अँध्यारो संसार !

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