"abah" poems
Aku lihat wajah sugul dia
Yang sedang duduk di sofa empuk kegemaran arwah abah
Tengah merenung nasib tuanya
Terkenangkan sikap anak-anak yang endah tak endah terhadapnya
Terngiang-ngiang lagi suara tua itu berkata pada aku
' Tak kisah lah orang nak campak mak ke mana, Mak ikut aje '
Begitulah ayat yang keluar dari mulut si nenek tua itu sambil ketawa perlahan
Riak mukanya begitu sedih
Sayu dan redup wajah tua itu
Sep 20, 2014
Sep 20, 2014 at 4:43 PM UTC
The night takes its form
In stages of still blackness
and inky silence.
Ibu knits by the staircase
squinting in the candlelight
while reciting pantuns;
Abah trudges through the water
with a kerosene lamp
and a yellow umbrella
muttering to himself –
All is still on the water’s edge.
I look out the windows
torchlight in my hands:
Water is everywhere
Lawns and roads
In every house and every car
its murky reflection
placid, unmoving, brown;
The night brings with it
A cacophony of noises:
From the candlelight
A cricket calls to its mate
A bloodthirsty mosquito
buzz in my ear
the gentle patter of rain
on the roof
Jul 12, 2015
Jul 12, 2015 at 2:15 AM UTC
Pelita dalam kegelapan
Peta dalam perjalanan
Petunjuk dalam kesesatan
Pedoman dalam kehidupan
Abah,
Engkau segalanya
Jul 20, 2019
Jul 20, 2019 at 12:38 PM UTC