choose.

which do you prefer

powdered chocolate, or coffee syrup with nuts?

eat it for supper late night, on a table. twinkling light with fifa spectators overhead. car headlights flash by the glass once in a while. empty street, quiet. give urself a break, enjoy the night sleeps away.

smile.blush.grin.laugh.

either one you choose, convince me.

can it get any better?

🙂

cripple.

ive tried a different approach to poems, so here goes my first haiku.

~

the cripple blue sea

gazed at the far red venus..

again, mesmerized…

~

🙂

the tale.

son, let me tell you a tale..

of a charming lass, a magical one i must quite say…

you wouldn’t believe me no, for no  earth dwellers has ever do.

and still you are curious..

.

now let me tell you a tale..

about this moonlit face she has.

for i was the night, guilty of her light.

oh how graceful! and left me bedazzled.

so natural! even beauty cant express.

and still you are curious..

.

let me tell you a tale..

about her vanilla sweet scent.

from miles away one can smell.

this sweet smell, makes lass turns lady.

sweet fragrant… that’s her 🙂

if you say men are weak with scents.

i have to admit.

and still you are curious..

.

so let me tell you a tale..

about a strong soft heart she has.

one that can bear the burden of time..

simultaneously  soft, kind, understanding, and pleasant to all who heeds.

a princess’s caring heart in medieval stories, yeah uniquely equal.

for  society, for  nature.

and still you are curious..

.

finally, let me tell you a tale..

about her wits and charisma,

sharp and understanding. up-right smart.

highly trustworthy..

with an erect posture,

which nobleman wouldn’t fall?

and still you are curious..

.

so my son..  due time one day she lost her confidence, turns sad and worried, she’ll wonder, what’s the plus in me?

be sure you tell her, tell her of her tale, and makes her merry once again. because her smile  is such that brings joy 🙂

.

.

.

and still you are curious 🙂

~22.44 15Mar10

penantian.

walau kadang lemah,

selalu ku nantikan kuat…

walau kadang bingung,

selalu ku nantikan jelas…

walau kadang kesal,

selalu ku nantikan riang…

wala kadang sedih,

selalu ku nantikan tawa…

walau kadang salah paham,

selalu ku nantikan pengertian…

walau kadang sendiri,

selalu ku nantikan kau…

walau kadang cemburu,

selalu ku nantikan rasa…

walau kadang asa,

selalu ku nantikan harapan...

…

bukanlah menunggu yang membuahkan pasti,

tapi bagaimana kita menyikapi rentang waktu.

penantian lah yang mendorong aksi,

aksi nyata…

.

.

.

walau tak kunjung datang,

aku hidup dalam penantian.

~03Maret10 22.20

long lone march

no there is no straight.

only left and right.

why should you go left, and

what is there for me to go right?

when everyday i still walk in this long lone march

do you ever want to go left?

coz i sure want to go right

but what is the point?

coz in that path there is only left and right

and everyday i still walk in this long lone march

though it sounds ilogical,

how merry it would be,

if there is no left nor right,

but straight, so i wouldnt keep looking back.

and i wont be walking in this long lone march.

~Adiguna Bahari 10.21pm 30.01.10

charm of the vowels.

“a” is for ace. ace in doing what they really really love to.
“e” is in red. the red of a rose, for without red, what is a rose?
“i” is in time. for all the time they cherish together, something so very abstract.
“o” is in chocolate. bitter and sweet, in which every lively pair endures and accepts.

…

but then for “u”…
??

frankly, i don’t even know where to begin with..

: )

~29Nov 09

laut.

…

ombak terakhir telah menghantam pesisir pantai, laut pun menjadi tenang..

tapi suasana tenang belakangan  ini janggal, tidak seperti biasanya..

terlalu tenang, bahkan sepi..

seakan tak ada lagi manusia yang ingin menyinggah, menikmati laut biru..

tak ada lagi jejak kaki dua kekasih menyusuri pantai menjelang maghrib..

bahkan kicauan burung laut pun sudah jarang..

nelayan sudah enggan mencari nafkah dari laut ini.

“sudah tak ada ikan lagi”, katanya…

….

tapi pada malam hari ia mengalami suasana yang berbeda.

pada malam hari sang laut tidak sepi sendiri..

pada malam hari, semuanya sepi.. sunyi..

namun diatas air luas itu terbentang angkasa yang luas..

dan hanya diatas air yang luas itulah tempat yang paling jelas untuk mengamati the heavenly objects dan segala keindahannya..

di tengah malam yang kelam inilah sang laut selalu terpana..

di tengah malam yang kelam inilah sang laut tak merasa sendirian..

seolah-olah ditemani oleh bintang-bintang yang senantiasa berkelup, bulan dan planet-planet yang selalu bersinar..

and if there’s one that the sea loves most, its the aphrodite..

…

ombak terakhir menghantam pesisir pantai, laut pun menjadi tenang..

~ 02Sep09

like gulping sugar after salt

for one thing, it caught me by surprise.

too fast, unpredictable

like gulping sugar after salt…

🙂

chants of the night

silence..

quiet..

still..

dark..

alone..

thinking..

thoughtful..

these are the chants of the nights,

haunting my several night hours..

with feelings of strange bizzarness..

strange lost?

stabbing ghastly right inside

an ethereal pain slices my very own nerves..

excrutiating my very own soul.

strangely, it tasted sweet.

bitter sweet.

it comes back every night,

stabbing deep, spilling adrenaline..

haunting, tormenting, condemning..

sweetly,,,

until finally my endurance give in, trembling..

i spilled it all out.

indirectly..

but i believe the message was delivered.

a sacred message containing the colors of a weak, puny human..

pouring his feeling of a lonely heart..

-.- -……- -………-..-.- – – – -..- – – – – – – –

the water was full, and i wasn’t stable. someone gave it a poke, and finally all spilled. yes, it was messy, but we all got wet didn’t we?

~ 31July09

definition

late night one day, i’ve realized something..
and i’m happy now i can define it,
this thing called love.

for me,
love is not to own,
neither to possess
rather,
to love is to give the best
to pray for his/her best
even if it might mean to not always be with us,
because fate has set it, destiny has written it,
we humans can’t change it.

if we really understand love,
it wont be a problem to let go..
we love them and want them to be their best..
even if that means away from us..
if we persist, we’re just gonna burden them..
may even irritate them..
intervening with fate,
that has already been written.

we humans don’t know much..
can we see beyond the horizon?
beyond the present?
trust me, everything changes,
we dont know the future
nothing stays the same..

don’t be stubborn,

don’t be persistent,

let it flow..

dissapointing?

no.
unless you don’t understand love…

~Adiguna Bahari 13May09