Sickle moon tan renga

red mark
on her coffee cup
deepening silence

nothing we talked about
but the sickle moon

in the round
ascending tones of
angelic voices

bamboo leaves shake
and bend the sunlight

a sudden gust of wind
brings the rain to land
a kiss of longing

in the shiver on my hand
the shake of our hands

running and laughing
kiddies play hide and seek
amber evening

I am the clouds
chasing sunset

::

Damian Alma
Wahyu W. Basjir

First published in A Hundred Gourds 2:2 March 2013
http://ahundredgourds.com/ahg22/renku03.html

Tanka tepian hujan

: Chandra Prijosusilo

1/
di luar jendela
dedaunan menangkup
bening embun
dari hujan sesiangan
senyap merayap-rayap

2/
bulan menyabit
di pucuk rumpun bambu
sepanjang malam
hanya siulan angin
menggema di tiap ruang

Moonless night haiku

moonless night
scattered under bamboo grove
fallen stars

Someday, dear mother haiku

someday, dear mother
i'll be strong and tall like you
bamboo shoots

Bamboo rustle

bamboo rustle
grandfather tells him
about growing tall

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

Bamboo rustle haiku

lightning strike
a bamboo grove rustles
as i blink

sambaran petir
gemerisik rumpun bambu
saat berkedip

Weeping bamboo haiku

weeping bamboos
i start showing my children
how to haiku

rintihan bambu
nak, lihat bagaimana
haiku ditulis

Southerly wind haiku

1/
harvest moon
what did you plant
in fukushima?

bulan kesorean
apa yang dulu kau tanam
di fukushima?

2/
southerly wind
her back bends with
the bamboo grove

angin selatan
ia membungkuk searah
gerumbul bambu

3/
full moon
goes down the cascade in bits
fishes wide awake

bulan penuh
kepingannya meniti pancuran
ikan-ikan tak tidur

Bamboo dance haiku

into birdsong
i let the bamboo groove
dance for me

nyanyian burung
mengiringi rumpun bambu
mewakiliku menari

Vanishing bamboo cluster tanka

recollecting
my childhood days
i stopped
by a bamboo cluster
slowly vanishing

mengenang
masa kanak-kanak
aku berhenti
dekat serumpun bambu
yang perlahan punah