Let us take the benefit and advantage of the age
talk, message, computer, internet, e-mail,
world wide web
be with, to keep in touch
family, friends and relatives
wherever they are through
facebook, linkedin, geni and skype
talk, blog, chat, buzz, twitter, flickr
Docs, Picasa, map, earth, YouTube
 all many more on line
closer better together
learn, join and enjoy
wikipedia, search, quotes to inspire if you so wish
be at par with the age
 everything is free here to the extent you feel
don't miss, be there
for I found all these
sky is the limit here !

An Appeal - Suggest
Rajiva Shanker Shresta
(Soon a web-site)
A family with an old person has a living treasure of gold.

Thanks to all for all you gave as we take leave
For fun, love and tears along with the gift
To carry even home some were so difficult
Memories for life me to cherish, grateful yet

Relatives dear and near drifted away long ago
Friends too new and old of many years or so
Difficult really to say 'Bye never so near though
Keep them all updated this weekend always so

“Success is relative. The more success, the more relatives.”
For some it’s the other way, “More the relatives, more the success”
Friends too had the share enough of opportunity to be with me twice
World could make it, not the other who were to find in America me.

Success is again what makes you happy and be there satisfied
Rather than the riches and fame, chase your dream till the end
Things you have to take the life that gives - when lime lemony
Make the lemonade of it always with a smile to envy too many!

Wish all your dreams come true through hard work
Goals should be possible near enough to reach and see
There the horizon is different though for all sky is the same
Tread along the path where less travels to get the best!

Listen to your heart always; be there up expect no award
"To action alone hast thou a right, never at all to its fruits”
Works are your rewards “We make a living by what we get
But make a life by what we give.” Sir Winston Churchill said.

Thanks Giving

Thanks Giving Day but just a fortnight ahead
Heavy heart Bye! we say thanks for all that we had
First, Vimal and Rachna (Maiya) our own though
Raman or Dipak and Rajani see us to the US made!

WNO and NOA there too I know for this to do
Rajesh in NOA welcome me as the Special Guest
For bringing a Sikkim Newar before all that day
Grateful to both - WNO gave me the world ahoy!

Had it not been for Nivedita and Bipin’s drive
Reaching NOA or WNO never possible to come
Vidit bhanij happy to know all and of the view
“Writings are his own, it’s for you to take it or not!”

Prakash-Bikash-Bhushan-Rajesh and buhari’s all
Sony with family but Sama, Samir, Najma, Shreejana,
Sahan and Sushila without Mailima and Sharadama
Mohani-Mha Puja never had been the same at all!

Jwala invited us first to bless son Manish wed Sneata
Achyut-Sajana had all next again for Sara’s Bara
Omedai-bhauju ‘Girija Gyan Guthi’ on Nhu Dan/Mha Puja                    
Gopaldai for Mohani Keshavdai-Deepadi, Jwala do Kija Puja!

Next to ours above is the family that of Sheilabhauju 
Aama to love and bless – doing well Arun and Madhu
We too had a fair share to pen some poems to Bhauju
Bless us, “Enjoy the best having done all life your best!”

Friends in Daya, Tribhuvan, Bal Gopal, Binod and Roshan
WNO to PPG-UK , Guthi-Aus, PP-Belgium and NSC-Japan
Krishna-Sashi, Neelam, Rajani and Suwan - few names even
Made my little world with karunaguthi.com before all seen!

In Texas Bhenaju with Suchitra, Buhari –kids on Skype to meet
Bhanji Arun and all in New Hampshire never could we meet
Shobha, Dibya, Archna but Bijay, Smriti, Deepesh, Reji, Shristi talk
Tulsi Maharjan, a Friend of Nepal New Jersey we missed to meet.

Nephew Rajesh-Indrakamal has Ishaa on the piano
Tell Manoj-Punam make Mohit a man of good son
Arendra-Asha with kids Arisha and Aryanka too sweet
All in Maryland Shankar / Ramlal Shrestha nice to meet!

Nieces Pratima- Shankarman with two daughters in Nepal
Anshu-Prince with two kids new home, sister Namu-Nikhil
Ranju-Prakash with Keshavdai-Deepadidi too to care some
Rina-Prabhash with Ishan and Parinika a proud father CIO!

Mummy’s homely stuff pani -, mula- and dry tomato-achar,
Momo, Selroti, Khurma, Besan Laddoo, anarasa and samosa
Soups, chilli chicken, fried rice, noodles, thukpa, aaloo paratha
Kwati, sagan, curry many fare to share and Yomari by Sanima!

Maiya too had her share to care and prepare then and there
Festival Gunhu Punhi, Onam, Dashain or Tihar, whenever there
Appam, Rasam, Kokkum, Putt, Dosa, Vada, papadam, Curd Rice
Jalapeno, waffle, marsh mellow, bagel, sandwich, cake to fruit pie!

First in New York, Times Square, Nepa Bhon, Empire State, Madame Tussaud’s,
Pass it on! Fruit picking friends to Keuka-Bath-New Port-Cape Cod-Rhode Island
Martha’s Vineyard to reach surf in winds-Boston-Penn’s Landing-Philly to top
Rajani-Dipak-Deepesh we all halt Randolph, next the Niagara waters superb!

First we visit with Vidit-his parents the Marsh Creek nearby
Together go soon to Baltimore and Ocean City beach to enjoy
Buffalo wings took us off to taste great at UNO’s / Fat Daddy
Bbq, sangria, fruit cakes on Father’s Day / his and Vimal’s Birthday!

Iron Hill small brewery large crowd similar in Victory on Birthday
Again at Hibachi Vimal direct into his mouth gets shrimp so lucky
PF Chang’s fare best, Z-Wei and at Binghamton Chinese Buffet lay
Chilis, TGIF, Dunkin Donuts, Black Dog Tavern, Bamboo and Chipotle!

Liberty-Empire State-Funnel Cake for Vidit, Atlantic City casinos-night life nearby
Valley Forge, French Creek, Longwood Gardens, Penn’s Caverns, King of Prussia, Hershey
Visited first Lincoln’s in respect, Smithsonian’s summer noonall great in Washington DC
In Virginia Luray Caverns and Great Falls, Anitama takes to Bombay Café her homes to see!

Wyoming, Lee High, Brandywine or Sleepy Hollow journeys make great
Never tedious tiresome Vimal endless welcoming always they seemed
Maiya to drive-in Safari in Six Flags nearby roller coasters swings so high
Vidit wished some ride there but happy with what he had before!

Care some more? Community Courier, Wall Street Journal, Inc.is best
Many brochures, hand-outs, deals for the Malls with samples to taste
Never faced cops with tickets though there white, blue and red bright
Like the Water from fountains near rest places this too came for free!

Trying to get ABNS DN Pradhan in WNO-Skype together
Great loss back home, whose death we all mourned here
Sushilabhauju we lost in Nepal, Binam reach condole there
Abhishek just we met, shocked us hear his father’s demise!

Maiya’s birthday to the Delaware Temple and on Ganesh Chaturthi too
Seek them blessed tearful before Mahalaxmi, earlier at Dugadu Ganapati I do
My age taking on that had Mummy to say her ‘bye in Pune many years ago
Thanks for all first in pray to the God, our parents and ancestors to we all bow!

RAJIVA SHANKER SHRESTA e-mail [email protected] ‘RACHNA’ GANGTOK 737 101 SIKKIM INDIA
Thomas Meeting, 89 Atherton Drive, Exton PA 19341 USA: 2010 May 25 – November 12: Emirates Kolkata -Dubai- JFK NYC & back

Before the Newar Identity
Identify yourself First
 
World is with you and at its best
If you all come up and to the test
With your own Identity now lost
What you have here more to get

Language is and was the thing at first
Trying proving yourself that we all had lost
See now to believe but at what cost
Here, there, everywhere at its worst

Culture, heritage, tradition, architect
Gave them everything all our best
Excelled of own for others what not
Come together now, as yet why not

Scattered all over in East and West
Everywhere we were and are at best
What more to wait for giving your most
When things getting from worse to worst

Mainland is so bare all in your front
Things there are too many to affront
See what we could make and get
With voice enough for Nhu Dan a lot

Similar could be with what we get
Sheela to turn rock out of us in test
Prove yourself being together first
Things not as easy to face the rest

Year by year take make the Decade
Tread slow fast with enough pace
Rush in haste to community at stake
Not possible just winning this race

Delivering things matter a whole lot
Politicking enough to see at what cost
Fulfilling own and a few egos at the most
Without identifying together, yourself first!

Identify yourself First
Before the Newar Identity!