Garis masa berlari pantas
Zaman silam melambai sayu
Dalam hati terdetik lintas,
"Apa hujung takdir hidupku?"
#750 Tentang Ujian Takdir
Debar jiwa diasak getir
Risau runsing tiada terubat
Sedang dinda diuji takdir
Hati hamba kusut terhambat.
#749 Tentang Mengaji
Hening malam memadam tangis
Terang bulan mengukir senyum
Lidah tenang menyusur baris
Kalimah-Nya tersusun ranum.
#748 On Seeing You
I see you there
All bundled up in bed
Tubes snaking over blanket and pillow
And I hear you breathing
Soft and shallow: peaceful
Blissful amidst the raging fires within
And all I can think of is:
Here, in You, is my whole Life
In all its magnificence
And aching fragility.
#747 On Swimming and Sinking
Some days, Life throws you
For a loop, and you can try
To swim, or just sink.
#746 On Each New Day
No crystal ball to peer into the mist
No sight beyond the Now that just arrived
And Happiness requires us hence to trust
That Life is made of moments truly lived
Each day anew is one more gift divine
To live with hearts wide open and benign.
#745 Tentang Hati Yang Tercalar
Belum sembuh hati termalang
Calar luka masih berdarah
Sedang dinda bercanda girang
Hamba duka tertunduk kalah.
#744 Tentang Panggung Politikus
Mudah sungguh permainan wayang
Tikus mondok berlagak wira
Nafsu marah dibuat tunggang
Bakar bumi menuju cita.
#743 On Me Imagining You
I imagined you,
The love of my forlorn life,
And here you are - mine.
#742 Tentang Sangkar Sedu Sedan
"Aku bisa membuatmu
Jatuh cinta kepadaku
Meski kau tak cinta kepadaku"
... Adalah fantasi remaja dungu
Yang menyangka insan bisa dikontrol
Lantas diri tumpas tertolol
Dan kehidupannya menjadi suatu siri kisah tragis
Dua insan yang berperang bengis
Terperangkap dalam sangkar sedan
Terasing dalam kebisuan.