A Poem of Arjun Dahal 'Dowry'

They had said,
"Health is wealth", 
before marriage,
and Education as Jwellery.
Later on
to bargain for Dowry,
with their family in Laws.

Acknowledgement and Citation:
These lines are inspired from a short Nepali status found in Facebook Profile of Bidur Khadka  (facebook.com/1000024728950181)posted in Dec 9, 2021, translated as,
A father gave his loving butterfly.
Those slaves asked for toys in Market as Dowry.

Original Nepali Lines read as:
एक बुवाले आफ्नो प्यारी पुतली दिए...
दाइजोको लागी बजारका खेलौना मागेर बसे ती दासहरु....