Looks brand new haiku

it looks brand new
on the first day of Ramadhan
my old wristwatch

terlihat baru
di awal Ramadhan
arloji tuaku

Thunderbolt haiku

thunderbolt--
i hold on the afterimage
for the echo

Biographical haiku

1/

december dawn

the clouds, the owls, the breeze

and a baby boy

2/

i too, cows

on my first day at school

barefooted

3/

o waning moon

if only i were the cat

the wayward one

4/

puppy love

the poetry i wrote

about shooting star

5/*

it takes long

to get acquainted

my reflection and me

in my late dad's

old sarong

*Previously published.

She sweeps the lawn haiku

she sweeps the lawn
for another falling leaves
the coming of ramadhan

Japan tsunami haiku-reposted with japanese translation

I sent these haiku to Hidenori Hiruta, my fellow poet in Akita, Japan, to show my condolences and solidarity in the aftermath of Japan tsunami. Few days ago, he posted my works on his blog along with works of some other poets from around the world. Hiruta-san kindly translated and transliterated my works into kanji as seen below. 


1/
japan tsunami
short question in my prayer
god, falling asleep?


tsunami jepang

aku bertanya dalam doa 
tuhan, kau tertidur?


日本の津波

祈りの中で短い質問

神よ、眠っているの？


2/
close attachment
from tv screen to my skin
the tremor crawling


kuat terikat
dari layar tv ke kulitku
getar merayap


ごく近い付着
テレビの画面から私の皮膚へ
揺れがゆっくり進んでいる


3/
tidal waves..
cherry blossoms fall
to the coldest night


gelombang tinggi…
bunga sakura rontok
ke dingin malam


津波
桜の花が散る
一番寒い夜に

Tsunami haiku

1/

rising tide

he kneels longer

on the tatami

ombak nan tinggi

sujudnya lebih dalam

di atas tilam

2/

pale moon

mirrored on the last snow

night in Ibaraki

malam ibaraki

bulan pucat bercermin

salju terakhir

3/

clouds overhead...

how big the moon looks

from miyagi?

di sini mendung...

tampak besarkah bulan

dari miyagi?

4/

tsunami update

strange sound

of splashing water

warta tsunami

suara kecipak air

sungguh tak biasa

Family retreat haiku

family retreat
more time and space
to weave a web

vila keluarga
lebih banyak ruangwaktu untuk
memintal jaring

Ripe mulberries haiku

ripe mulberries
the plain fact she can
hardly conceal

murbei masak
kenyataan yang tak mungkin
dia simpan

Pengemis tua haiku chain

1/
pengemis tua
kelontang di mangkuknya
bunyi recehan

2/
butiran debu
barusan ia kibas
kembali lagi

3/
angin yang lewat
menyeka keringatnya
menuju laut

4/
menatap senja
ia menghela nafas
dalam, dan lagi

5/
jalan benderang
di cekung matanya
lilin terakhir

Solem promise, tanka sequence

1/
spend the week end
with doing quiz
in a puzzle book
nothing i really know about
but living a simple life

lewatkan akhir pekan
dengan mengisi kuis
di buku teka-teki
tiada yang kutahu kecuali
hidup sebagaimana adanya

2/
i write a poetry
about the rain of july
the words we had
widen the hollow in between us
where nights are much colder 

kutulis puisi
tentang hujan bulan juli
semua pembicaraan
menambah ruang kosong antara kita
di mana malam terasa lebih dingin

3/
it's still there
a solemn promise to keep
in our minds
we talk intimately
and sleep back to back

tak hilang
janji suci yang dirawat
dalam hati
kita bicara begitu intim
dan tidur beradu punggung

4/
can you hear
a meow at the door?
in the dark
i'm drown in my thought
you in your dream

kau dengarkah
suara kucing di pintu
dalam gelap
aku tenggelam dalam fikiranku
kau dalam mimpimu

5/
no talk
no dispute
about divorce
we forget when it was
the last breakfast for two

tak bicara
tak bertengkar
tentang perceraian
terakhir kali sarapan berdua
entah kapan itu

Scythe moon haiku chain

1/
scythe moon
watching over paddy field
a scarecrow stands still

bulan sabit
di atas hamparan padi
hantu sawah diam

2/
midnight gust
wandering along the hallway
cut grass odor

angin tengah malam
melintas sepanjang lorong
bau jerami layu

3/
peasant song
his bamboo flute leads
the chirping birds

lagu petani
nada sulingnya memandu
koor burung-burung

The earth and the moon haiku

the earth and the moon
beauty pageant special report
on a homeless' hut

Old poetry book haiku

old poetry book
a haiku on the title page
about my first love

buku puisi tua
haiku di halaman judul
tentang cinta pertamaku

Afternoon wind haiku

afternoon wind
the leaves start dressing
the color of dust

angin sore
daun-daun berbusana
sewarna debu

Tunnel vision haiku

tunnel vision
incoming call alert
from private number

Roadside stop

roadside stop
a girl in straw hat
selling koi

You too, bees

you too, bees
hypnotized by its color?
hibiscus blossoms

Easy life haiku

easy life
an alley cat stretches
a while longer

Kid's clothing

kid's clothing
bend her laundry line
a morning at grandma's

School holiday haiku

school holiday
war game shooting gun
and warbler's cry