Showing posts with label Marriage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marriage. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

The birds and the tree tanka

1/
too much argument
to win about loyalty
and love? what love?
ah, look! the pine we planted
welcoming the birds to nest

2/
how long the drought
will it be in our marriage?
before the first rain
we know the baby birds
flying off the bare tree

Friday, July 15, 2011

Solem promise, tanka sequence

1/
spend the week end
with doing quiz
in a puzzle book
nothing i really know about
but living a simple life

lewatkan akhir pekan
dengan mengisi kuis
di buku teka-teki
tiada yang kutahu kecuali
hidup sebagaimana adanya

2/
i write a poetry
about the rain of july
the words we had
widen the hollow in between us
where nights are much colder 

kutulis puisi
tentang hujan bulan juli
semua pembicaraan
menambah ruang kosong antara kita
di mana malam terasa lebih dingin

3/
it's still there
a solemn promise to keep
in our minds
we talk intimately
and sleep back to back

tak hilang
janji suci yang dirawat
dalam hati
kita bicara begitu intim
dan tidur beradu punggung

4/
can you hear
a meow at the door?
in the dark
i'm drown in my thought
you in your dream

kau dengarkah
suara kucing di pintu
dalam gelap
aku tenggelam dalam fikiranku
kau dalam mimpimu

5/
no talk
no dispute
about divorce
we forget when it was
the last breakfast for two

tak bicara
tak bertengkar
tentang perceraian
terakhir kali sarapan berdua
entah kapan itu

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Pillow fight haiku

pillow fight
over the dos and don’ts
a marriage after all

pertengkaran di tempat tidur
tentang yang harus dan dilarang
betapapun ini pernikahan

Friday, January 21, 2011

Sunday cooking tanka

sunday cooking
a soup for the whole family
after 18 years of marriage
noticing what we've missed--
a bit more spice

minggu memasak
sup untuk seluruh keluarga
setelah 18 tahun menikah
baru ingat ada yang kelupaan
rada kurang rempah-rempah

Monday, June 28, 2010

More spice haiku

she adds more
spice into the soup:
15 years marriage

ke dalam sup
dia menambahkan merica
pernikahan 15 tahun