3: The red scarf

The red scarf, dangling
untouched for the past few months --
It's too bright; not yet.
Translation
Skarf merah, tergantung
beberapa bulan tidak tersentuh
Terlalu cerah; tunggu dulu.

2 comments:

  1. for some reason i really liked this one. i think it's the last line that really got me.

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  2. hehe yeah. that's pretty much what went through my head... ;P

    the thing abt haikus is, as far as i understand la, the last line mmg punchline dia should be powerful to the mind/senses. so yeah, i'm glad ou like this one. i'm particularly fond of this one too, tbh. :)

    for some reason i'm really enjoying haikus. it 'flows' better with malay (due to the syllabic-ness of the 2 languages), but usually the english versions are less nature-related (or more like, more flexible) so they're fun to do.

    you should check this out, agak sempoi but very amusing:
    http://www.oocities.com/haikumelayu/bangau.html

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