The Most Popular Poem Written

The most popular poem written
Is the poem made for you
When you read it you feel the story
And somehow you know its true

You may feel yourself within it
Caught up within its lines
Believing what the words may say
It takes you back in time

The poem may remind you
Of a special time or place
The memory of a long lost love
Or the smile upon a face

You may read the poem and wonder
How it can be so true
Creates a feeling deep inside
Known only by a few

The most popular poem written
Is the poem made for you
When you read it you feel the story
And somehow you know its true

Carl Joseph Roberts

Remember the smallest of things,
The inside jokes
The best sunsets
The warmest smiles
And the people who gave them;
For one day you will realize they left
And the person who said to be a friend
Is the one pushing you aside from the crowd,
*And you can no longer see the sunsets,
But a pale dark sky hugging your thought.

Mata itu membiru duka lama yang menderu
Badai dan lindu mengantar jasad tubuhku
Terbilang sudah berapa kali kau dan aku berjanji
Diantara pagi haru dan sedikit isak tangis merdu

Aku suka kala kau menangisi canda tawa
terbawa pula hawa panas diantara kata berlalu
Rapat-rapat tak ada dalam bisik-bisik mayat
Sedepak dari liang lahat berpijak,
jemari kaki peti-peti mati digusur pergi

Lelah lelaki itu bertelingkah
Membuang gelas yang telah dituang
Meracau melampau dari batas kewarasan
Disana dia merumput maut, meraut ribut

**Pergi pulang membaur diantar lalu lalang kabut