Loveboat haiku and tanka

1/
he decided to paddle
his loveboat to distant shore
and his vow
was about returning to grow
trees for nesting birds

2/
cornerview
birdbath
birdless

3/
gecko's voice--
secretly counting
her fingers

4/
wingbeat of bats
and so falls the night
dressed in black

5/
love, like life
will find a way
don't ask
why i cover my face
with layers of rain

Kitchen tanka

1/
washing out
the grayness of you
i hold dear
down in the sink
this turmeric yellow

2/
the main ingredient
of all good dishes
is love
she recalls once in a while
her daughter's face

Color of leaves haiku

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

terbilas hujan
wajahmu, bukan...
warna dedaunan

Night make up haiku

silent pond
night make up on her face
the orion

kolam diam
riasan malam di wajahnya
bintang belantik*

Rainstorm tanka

rainstorm
batters the roof
drip drip drip...
my son washes
his face

Pakembinangun, March 18, 2010

Familiar faces tanka

transit lounge
every image on the wall
radiates
familiar faces
I would never leave


Banda Aceh-Jakarta-Jogjakarta, September 14, 2009