Ripples sketched haiku

ripples sketched
on my window glass
distant thunder

Summer feast haiku

summer feast
a lady with emerald earring
walks her chihuahua

Flagpole top haiku

flagpole top
steps in my doormat
just another dusk

No letter from you tanka

no letter from you
in my mailbox
but the wind
teasing the silence
in mute language

tiada suratmu
di kotak suratku
cuma angin
yang menggoda sepi
dalam bahasa bisu

Mahogany treetop haiku

mahogany treetop
leans on the park bench
pale evening

Along the meadow path haiga

The first haiga of Macintosh Haiga Project

Carps on the grill haiku

carps on the grill
at a feast for friends
pond lilies

ikan mas bakar
jamuan buat kawan
teratai di kolam

The color of jonquil haiga

Appears on Haiga Online, Vol 12-1, June 2011. Image by Mary Rodning, Haiga Online resident artist.

Another spots

This one doesn't make it to appear on Notes from the Gean. But the other two will be published on NftG, September 2011 issue.

Kanku-dai haiku/senryu

My friend, Alex Poerwo, an experienced karate instructor is working on poetic karate training manual to be made available on print. After Sheienchin, he invites me to write more haiku/senryu on another move called Kanku-dai. The haiku/senryu below are my take on his challenge.

1/
ancient spring
cherry blossoms
throughout okinawa

musim semi purba
bunga sakura di sudut-sudut
okinawa

2/
sweet distraction
a little bird darts through
the strings of sunlight

distraksi yang sedap
burung kecil menerobos
dawai-dawai cahaya matahari

3/
in between
the sky and the inner hollow
a handful of sun

di antara
langit dan hati hampa
segenggam matahari

4/
where am i
between the sky up there
and within

di mana aku
antara langit di atas kepala
dan dalam hati

5/
daybreak
the darkest cloud for the sun
to sweep away

fajar pecah
awan tergelap untuk disapu
oleh matahari

6/
a girl with ponytail
learns to count her fingers
first day at school

gadis kecil berambut kepang
belajar menghitung jemarinya
hari pertama di sekolah

7/
pathways to interior
a rosebud unfolds and surrenders
to the light

jalan dalam jiwa
kuntum mawar mekar dan berserah
kepada terang

8/
regular dish
she washes her hands and
forgets the chopsticks

hidangan rutin
dia mencuci tangan dan
lupa sumpitnya

9/
mayan apocalypse
a bucket of rice to save for
the last harvest day

kiamat bangsa Maya
seember beras sebelum tiba
panen terakhir

10/
peaceful mind
how the queenbee misses
her honeycombs

hati damai
begitulah ratu lebah merindu
bangsal bayi-bayinya

Paler moon haiga

Rude awakening haiku

rude awakening
a telephone bill overdue
on the dashboard

aku gelagapan
tagihan telpon di dashboard
telat kubayar

Morning drizzle haiku

morning drizzle
a yellow rose unfolds
for a new monday

pagi gerimis
mawar kuning merekah
di awal pekan

Climate change, a haibun

00.23 AM. The night is young and it's me grappling with a stack of paperworks on the desk while some junk emails await for removal. "You need spam blocker," she says, seeing my grumpy face, again, before my Macbook. She stands from her chair, heads for the bedroom and leaves me with my weary head. "Yeah, I know," I reply but she seems no longer in conversation mode.

My iTunes plays Suzi Quatro's Cat Size at the bottom of the customized vintage rock playlist. I take a sip of my coffee, feel how the sediment roughly slides down my throat, and turn on the room TV for a little distraction. The hotel clock shows 01.26 AM, I straighten my back and stop scanning the channels for climate update on Discovery.

melting iceberg
she's in satin lingerie
digesting Rumi

Wild mushrooms tanka

wild mushrooms
in our deserted garden
wrapped in silence
we know how this coldness
lingers like cataract

jamur-jamur liar
di taman yang telantar
terbungkus sepi
dan kita tahu tentang beku
yang lekat bagai katarak

Barefoot homeless haiku

sun burns
a barefoot homeless
passes by

terik matahari
gelandangan kecil melintas
tanpa sandal

Color of leaves haiku

rainwashed away
it's your face, oh no...
the color of leaves

terbilas hujan
wajahmu, bukan...
warna dedaunan

Dream rain haiku

so colorful
my dream about rain
like i see it

sungguh berwarna
mimpiku tentang hujan
seperti kulihat