Thru the rapids tanka

1/
thru the rapids
the river runs endlessly
how tempting!
this adventurous life
in the darkest poetry

melintasi jeram
sungai ini mengalir tanpa henti
betapa menggoda!
hidup yang penuh tualang
dalam syair paling gelap

2/
walking in
shallow water at night
the coldness crawls
the way you stop talking
the way you start yelling

berjalan di
sungai dangkal malam hari
dingin yang menjalar
saat kau berhenti bicara
saat kau mulai berteriak

Roadside stop

roadside stop
a girl in straw hat
selling koi

Karaoke kyoka

at the karaoke
i was so delighted, as if
we were doing a duet
as the music stopped, i learned
you were just a microphone

Planting tobacco haiku

planting tobacco he doesn't stop smoking

menanam tembakau dia terus saja merokok

Cucumber vine tanka

i stop reading
as he closes his eyes
bed time story--
a cucumber vine
grows up the trellis

Wedomartani, March 23, 2010

dongeng sebelum tidur
aku berhenti membaca
saat anakku terlelap
sebatang mentimun
merambat terali

Another begonia bud haiku

the rain stops
another begonia bud
immersed in the sun

Wedomartani, March 11, 2010

Footprint tanka

in every corner
i stop a while
just to see
leaves fall on
my footprint

Wedomartani, January 28, 2010