Ba’ Balapan | Sahitya Neupane | Unspoken Poetry | Nepali Poetry | E5
Summary
This nostalgic poem mourns the lost innocence of childhood (“ba’ balapan”). It vividly recalls joyful, carefree days filled with gardens, starry nights, shared sweets, chocolates, birthday celebrations, and simple pleasures among friends and family. Yet it contrasts these warm memories with the harsh realities of growing up—loss, separation, cancelled dreams, returned belongings, unanswered questions, and fading happiness as time erodes everything. The speaker expresses deep melancholy and longing for that vanished purity, highlighting how life’s transitions bring emotional voids, pain, and irreversible change, leaving only wistful reflections on what once was simple and joyful.