Pekat malam melarut jiwa
Hati kelam dirundung rindu
Sendu hamba mengenang dinda
Jauh pisah beribu batu.
#714 Tentang Kasih Terpaling
Luas sawah subur menguning
Tinggi langit tujuh petala
Kasih hamba kasih terpaling
Serah jiwa serah segala!
#713 Tentang Mekar Kasih Pada Dinda
Fajar cerah menyingsing tiba
Suci embun menyejuk mata
Mekar kasih pada adinda
Suri nyawa pelita jiwa.
#712 On Blackwings and Bunco
Pencil meets paper:
Inchoate thoughts, sketched in black,
Take flight in my mind.
#711 On Vermillion Ribbons
Ribbons in the sky
Vermillion streaks against grey
An astral promise.
#710 On The Silent Streets of Fujiyoshida
Walking down these streets,
Silence burns in bright daylight
Fujiyoshida.
#709 On Masks in the Night
Peering behind masks
We walk this earth, dumb and mute
Islands in the night.
#708 On Coffee Stains on Coffee Cups
Coffee stains on cups
Like ambrosial lipstick marks,
I kiss the morning.
#707 On The Day of Your Funeral
I often think of the day
When they will tell me
That you have met your last
And I will pretend to be unsure
Whether to attend your funeral
(Of course I will)
And at your open grave
I will resist the temptation
To hurl one final curse
For all that you did not do
Instead, I will pretend to pray
For your soul that will burn in Hell.
#706 On Leaves Falling
Each day that passes
Is another to rejoice:
Leaves fall to the ground.