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

Unknown cemetery haiga

Fancy dinner haiku

The first haiku altered into two different versions. Don't know which one is the best.

i/
fancy dinner
bought for a long lost friend
how much?
the change i keep for myself
since our last encounter

ii/
buy a dinner
with long lost friend
too much
the change i keep
only for myself

iii/
treat a friend
to a fancy dinner
is it too much?
the change i keep for myself
since our last encounter

Tremor and poetry book tanka

I've learned about
the meaning of being alone
if only you're here
you'd know my new friends
a tremor and a poetry book

sudah kupelajari
arti hidup menyendiri
jika kau ada
kenalilah teman-teman baruku
tremor dan buku puisi

Drifting apple-a haibun

He, some said, is an-almost-perfect resemblance of me in smaller size. And it's been almost 9 years I watch over him, be his company and friend, and a mentor anytime he needs me to be. We have so many in common, but he's not a bamboo shoot that grows fast without leaving the cluster. He never walks in my shadow.

old trunk
an apple falls
and drifts along the stream


Banyak orang bilang, dia kembaranku yang nyaris sempurna, dalam ukuran yang lebih kecil. Dan hampir 9 tahun sudah aku menjaga, menjadi pendamping dan teman di perjalanan, dan pembimbing kapanpun ia inginkan. Kami memang mirip satu sama lain, tapi dia bukan rebung yang tumbuh cepat tanpa meninggalkan rumpunnya. Dia tak pernah berlindung di bayanganku.

batang tua
sebiji apel jatuh
dan mengembara bersama arus