Memandang Salib

pagi merayap kalbu
embun bening berseteru
mentari tampak sayu
ayam berkokok pun bergalut gayu
...
alam seisinya diam
merenung berkias kelam
galau tak bertutur
hilang harap berlantur

dua kayu teronggok bersilang
siapa lihat tak berngiang
membawa harap tak berdendang
lenyap asa pandang siang

hati terisak tak tentu arah
hilang asa mati kata
mulut kelu berucap lirih
apa benar pandang merintih

dua kata bertabur maya
"hina-dina" terpampang nyata
aku ucap tanpa daya
mestinya aku terpampang di sana

Coatesville, 6 April 2012


Selamat Hari Jumat Agung dan menyongsong Paskah

POEM FOR MY HUSBAND: 8th Anniversary Poem

This post is special for my husband. To celebrate our 8th Anniversary today, I would like to give him a special gift, an Anniversary Poem:

The Garden of Love

The beauty of our garden is always changing
With the weather and the season
They give a splendor in each moment
Viewing its beauty in its own way

In the spring, the Daffodils are blooming
In the summer, the Honeysuckles have party with the butterflies and hummingbirds
In the autumn, the backyard is decorated with the colorful leaves
In the winter, the plants are covered with the white snow

In the morning when sunshine is rising
All vegetations are ready to be filled
In the night when the moonlight is appearing
We still can't see the beauty of our garden in the dark

Rainy days, sunny days, snowy days and stormy days
Which the best day they will choose
They won't . . . they can't choose
They just can accept

The garden of our love is as same as our garden
Through rainy days and sunny days
Through snowy days and stormy days
We've stayed together as husband and wife

Happy anniversary, my dear husband
With you at my side in any of our condition
every experience is sweet
because we face it together

--Fida Abbott--
10/5/2010