Moonless night haiku

moonless night
scattered under bamboo grove
fallen stars

Three tanka

1/
sleeps too deep
or so it seems to me
roadside mimosa
her diamond earrings glisten
with the first light

2/
the scent of cut hay
from the harvested field
you shall set it free
once you said about my dream
that sleeps in a heap of grass

3/
we lose them 
one after another
after certain age*
will you catch me
when i'm a falling petal

*Inspired by Murakami's 1Q84

Silent night..haiga

Thanks to my colleague Esdoubleu Lie who contributes his haiku for the painting.

She sweeps the lawn haiku

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

Tidal wave haiku

tidal waves..
cherry blossoms fall
to the coldest night

gelombang tinggi...
bunga sakura rontok
ke dingin malam

Gad falls asleep haiku

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

A table for two tanka

less talk
at a table for two
we are too busy with foods
or is it the rain falling
within our minds?

After an online discussion with my fellow tanka poets, the altered version goes..

a table for two
we talk less for
these good foods
or is it the rain falling
within our minds?

Indonesian translation needed. Somebody help me!

Weather forecast haiku

weather forecast
snowflakes fall on my boy's
sketchbook

ramalan cuaca
salju turun di buku
sketsa anakku

Reverb of your breathing tanka

how long?
before the last farewell
the reverb of your breathing
takes away the silence
all my poems fall into

berapa lama lagi?
sebelum lambaian terakhir
helaan nafasmu terus berdenting
segala puisi
menjelma sunyi

Fat in the seat tanka

so slowly
the ashes fall from the sky
he grows fat
in waiting for
another clouds

begitu pelan
hujan abu turun dari langit
dia makin gemuk
dengan hanya menunggu
awan terbentuk

Dodge the leaves haiku

september wind
dodges falling leaves
a guest at the doorstep

angin september
menyusup dedaunan jatuh
ada tamu di depan pintu

Mimosa haiku

lullaby from heaven
evening drizzle falls
on the mimosa

ninabobo dari langit
putri malu menadah
gerimis sore

Fall out teeth haiku

fall out teeth--
do you last longer
than death?

gigi tanggal
lebih awet daripada
kematian?

Grey hair haiku

spring's end:
his hair turns grey
and starts to fall

akhir musim semi
rambutnya memutih
dan mulai rontok

Tears fall haiku

blue sky
your tears fall

langit biru
ar matamu berjatuhan

Free falling haiku

jakarta sky
the night free falling

malam terjun bebas
dari langit jakarta

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

Bubble haiku

rain don't fall
my boy blows bubbles

semoga tidak hujan
anak lelakiku main gelembung

Begonia petals haiku

ruthless rain
begonia petals
fall


Pakembinangun and Wedomartani, March 2010

Fallen promise haiku

falling leaf
do you promise
to return?

Wedomartani, Fabruary 22, 2010