Sickle moon tan renga

red mark
on her coffee cup
deepening silence

nothing we talked about
but the sickle moon

in the round
ascending tones of
angelic voices

bamboo leaves shake
and bend the sunlight

a sudden gust of wind
brings the rain to land
a kiss of longing

in the shiver on my hand
the shake of our hands

running and laughing
kiddies play hide and seek
amber evening

I am the clouds
chasing sunset

::

Damian Alma
Wahyu W. Basjir

First published in A Hundred Gourds 2:2 March 2013
http://ahundredgourds.com/ahg22/renku03.html

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

Full moon haiku triplet

1/
full moon...
i promise to sketch her
a lotus blossom

bulan penuh...
kujanjikan dia sketsa
sekuntum lotus

2/
different
layers of silence--
full moon

sunyi
berlapis-lapis--
purnama

3/
as if my mom
reads me bedtime story
full moon

seolah ibuku
sedang mendongeng
bulan nan bulat

Spring garde haiga

Appears at Daily Haiga, March 8, 2012

Whereabouts in the sky

whereabouts in the sky
my heart beats in silence
fireworks crackling

di langit mana
jantungku hanya sunyi
dentam petasan

No letter from you tanka

no letter from you
in my mailbox
but the wind
teasing the silence
in mute language

tiada suratmu
di kotak suratku
cuma angin
yang menggoda sepi
dalam bahasa bisu

Wild mushrooms tanka

wild mushrooms
in our deserted garden
wrapped in silence
we know how this coldness
lingers like cataract

jamur-jamur liar
di taman yang telantar
terbungkus sepi
dan kita tahu tentang beku
yang lekat bagai katarak

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

Heavier than silence haiga

April nights haiku

(1)
in dusty mat
silence rolled up
april nights

sunyi bergelung
malam-malam bulan april
tilam berdebu

(2)
bus station, she plays crosswords

di terminal, dia mengisi teka teki silang