Gembar gembur itu
Tersembur dari lidah-lidah yang bercabang
Meluncur masuk ke telinga-telinga yang bersarang
Bergelumang dalam madu hitam yang berlumpur
Melebur kebenaran
Sehingga yang ada cuma
Kerobohan
Kebobrokan
Kehancuran.
#729 On Collective Surveys
In colonnades of many-coloured hues
The gathered crowd opines in aggregate
We strain to give true voice to diff’ring views
And lend some solid shape to tense debate
The cut and thrust of thoughts in mannered form
Conceals the roiling growls - a muted storm.
#726 On The Great Melaka Race
In the midday sun
Frantically chasing checkpoints
A genial whirlwind.
#725 On The Mid Peacock (The Void)
Surpassing all in cleverness and wit
At least that's how he fancies his own self
(Unknown to him, to others he's a twit
Consigned to "Tiresome" on their mental shelf)
He struts onstage with performative zest
So mid, yet certain that he is the best.
#724 On Reading The Room
Eyes flit ‘cross the room:
Some glad, some glazed, some ablaze
What lurks in yon minds?
#712 On Blackwings and Bunco
Pencil meets paper:
Inchoate thoughts, sketched in black,
Take flight in my mind.
#701 On Youthful Dreams
In youth I dreamed heroic dreams
To carve my name in history's heights
But Time tore at the tattered seams
Of dreams that faded at first light
And yet my hope still ventures forth:
His Grace: my true abiding North.
#700 Tentang Roda Bergiliran
Beginilah giliran roda
Hari demi hari berputar
Ada suka ada derita
Semuanya tegas mencabar.
#697 Tentang Galak Masa
Mekar suria di ufuk timur
Subuh tiba menyapa embun
Galak masa tiada berundur
Tiap saat harus bertekun
#694 Tentang Berbelah Rasa
Belah rasa berbilah-bilah
Girang ada gusar pun ada
Adat hidup begitu lumrah
Yakin Allah ada bersama.