#949 Tentang Mimpi Kati Tatkala Hujan

Curahan hujan yang menderu 
Memukau bumi yang haus tandus
Memujuk langit yang berdebu berjerebu

Tatkala itu, engkau terlelap terus
dibuai mimpi churu dan manisan
Ditatang rasa tenang yang halusmulus

Pinjamkan padaku, wahai teman,
sedikit keulitan mimpi mayang itu
Agar dapat aku mengubati sedan

Yang mengikat pada jiwa terpilu
Yang melikat pada darah yang makin beku.

#787 On Kati’s Dreaming

She lies content on the green sofa
Her soft breathing barely audible
Against the piano music that fills the room
A quiet respite from a torrid existence
Of fast cars and strangers and concrete flooring

What are you dreaming of, Kati?
Another bite of kibble, or the hope of domestic welcome?

Today’s Reads XI – Income Levels and Stress, Old Politicians, and Cats Purring

  1. “Higher income amounts to lower stress.” No shit, HBS. But yeah, it’s a good reminder, that money can’t buy happiness necessarily, but it can smoothen away a lot of the wrinkles that crop up in life from time to time. It’s not always good to be rich, but it’s very very helpful to not be poor.
  2. American gerontocracy! I haven’t seen similar analyses for Malaysia, but if we have a 90+ year old former PM still hankering for the top job, I’m willing to guess that Malaysia probably has similar problems!
  3. Why and how cats purr. What a wonderful thing it is to make another creature happy, for no other reason than love and mutual care.