Rotting straws haiku

who's coming?
no cricket song but smells
rotting straws

adakah yang datang?
tanpa kerik jengkerik cuma bau
jerami membusuk

Baked eggplant haiga

Fish market cat tanka

fish market cat
between rioting smells
and rushing people
it's me, the hunter
or a lucky prey?

kucing pasar ikan
di antara semua bau itu
dan orang-orang tergesa
aku menjadi pemburu, ataukah
mangsa yang beruntung?

Silent race haiku chain

(1)
voice on the microphone
freezes the daybreak
a neighbor dies

suara corong toa
saat fajar menggigil
ada tetangga mati

(2)
rainclouds overhead
and the funeral
silently racing

mendung menggantung
dan pemakaman itu
berpacu diam-diam

(3)
smell the roses six feet under

membaui mawar dari dalam kubur

Smell of ashes haiku

morning dew
lingers on tobacco leaves
smell of ashes

embun bergelayut
di dedaunan tembakau
bau terbakar

Muddy kitchen haiku

smell of mud
take over the kitchen
far away rain

hujan di kejauhan
bau lumpur
memenuhi dapur

Paddy field tanka

in the paddy field
scattered seeds
sprout
the smell of life
fades in the air

berkecambah
benih tertabur
di sawah
aroma kehidupan
menipis di udara


Wedomartani, March 14, 2010