Dandelion seed haiku

dandelion seed
my dad used to be
afraid of flying


Notes from The Gean, No. 15, January 2013

Father's grave tanka

a picture of
my father's grave
looks brand new
how long he's been gone
my sick mother knows it better

dari albumku
foto makam ayah masih
terlihat baru
sudah berapa lama dia pergi
ibuku yang sakit tahu benar

*In loving memory of my father, a prayer for my mother who is now hospitalized in Banjarnegara, my hometown.

Longer alley haiku

feels much longer now
the alley I am walking on in
my late dad's slipper

makin terasa panjang
lorong yang kususuri dengan sandal
mendiang bapakku

Old sarong tanka

it takes long
to get acquainted
my reflection and me
in my late dad's
old sarong

lama juga
untuk menjadi akrab
aku dan bayanganku
bersarung
peninggalan bapak

Planting onion tanka

i plant an onion
and wish
may it sprout soon
a day after
my fathers demise

kutanam bawang
sembari berharap
segera tumbuh tunas
sehari setelah
kematian ayah