Dog day haiku

1/
a narrow escape
from my alter ego--
culmination

2/
dog day
his solar panel harvesting
withered leaves

3/
midday drizzle
perfect distraction
for his diagnosis

4/
high noon--
the ice cream guy
gets one for himself

5/
the kiss
i never steal--
first rain


Wedomartani, October 23, 2018

Morning rush haiku

morning rush
a yellow leaf takes
a free ride

Touching the ground haiku

c'mon withered leaves!
I feel my feet touching
the ground so alive

Trampled leaves haiku

did you hear
the sound of my feet?
trampled leaves

Midday drizzle haiku and tanka

1/
whirlwind
cut hay takes
another turn

2/
a silent flight of
yesterday grasses in
midday drizzle

3/
there's always an end
of seasons, love and life
the trees, you and I
calling for the rain to revive
the spirit of dead leaves

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

Four-leaf clover tanka

mother said
four-leaf clover was
a plain lie
soon, i whispered
you won't need wheelchair

Silent night..haiga

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

One by one tanka

one by one
the trees let the leaves go
in evening wind
the words we created
walk past our shadows

Pine cone haiga

First collaborative work with Irvan Kristanto

The heat haiga

Another collaborative work with Bambang N. Karim, appears on Notes from The Gean 3;3, December 2011

No return haiga

Withering leaves haiku

withering leaves
seconds to count
till dusk

dedaunan kering
detik-detik yang tersisa
sebelum senja

She sweeps the lawn haiku

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

Afternoon wind haiku

afternoon wind
the leaves start dressing
the color of dust

angin sore
daun-daun berbusana
sewarna debu

Color of leaves haiku

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

terbilas hujan
wajahmu, bukan...
warna dedaunan

Garden walk tanka sequence

1/
silent stroll
thru the morning mist
in garden of memories
nothing changed much
but the clouds and the chill

2/
long time no see
by the paved footpath
overgrown grasses
dews, leaves and the hibiscus
remind me who i was not

3/
picking lemongrass
for cooking this morning
the first time
i learn not to confuse
me and my alter ego

Smell of ashes haiku

morning dew
lingers on tobacco leaves
smell of ashes

embun bergelayut
di dedaunan tembakau
bau terbakar

Not-so-political haiku, senryu and tanka

(1)
no frog sings
on the lotus leaves
:a pond at the military camp

tak ada kodok bernyanyi
di helai teratai
:kolam depan tangsi

(2)
at the gate
a sculpture
holds a gun

di gerbang tangsi
patung serdadu
bersenapan

(3)
military statue--
in a far away park
kids play

monumen tank--
di lapangan yang jauh
anak-anak bermain

(4)
soldiers march--
a tower clock
no longer ticks

serdadu berbaris
jam di menara
tak lagi berdetik

(5)
singing bird contest
the one of the generals wife
on the tallest pole

lomba burung berkicau
milik nyonya jenderal
di puncak tiang kerekan

(6)
garbage disposal
behind a military camp
for some bones
dogs fight
over and over

di tempat sampah
belakang tangsi
anjing liar
berebut tulang
tak juga pergi

Two kids on a swing tanka

first day of spring--
laughing and playing
two kids on a swing
praise
new leaves