Balik Kampung

Perjalanan jauh tak ku rasa

Kerna hatiku melonjak sama

Ingin berjumpa sanak saudara

Yang selalu bermain di mata

dienn...................

Cengkerik

Weekend retreat

is always fun for the children
as they learn the many sounds
coming from trees and shrubs

and I really have to create stories
about birds and insects
as if I know all
when they ask

"tu bunyi apa ayah?"


dienn.....................

she said no to maid

It has been years

and ummi never change
she keeps holding the fort
no maid, no maid. no maid.

the life becomes very tight
for her to see it through
racing up in the morning
going up in the evening
the two of us, for the two girls.

I know
she is queen of the house
what she wish to shoulder
no one else should bother....

I am wondering
if, it would not take too long
before, she quits working
and stays at home as queen
and am I, the king?..... :)






.................................dienn

a large bird

I love the scene around the other home
with space so big, with trees so tall

and a little stream passing through
with water so cold and clear,
I can see little fish swimming through
and always dragonflies will dart on repeated moves

I have seen that large bird many times
Lienn and rienn loves the sight
very beaky, very loud.
burung kenyalang.. hornbill

and over there
i will be the only cook
during occasional weekend retreats
the other three can rest and enjoy...
wrapped in sights and sounds.
sweet and angelic.



..................................dienn
tomorrow: how they differ

getting away

it's one of those little dreams

wanting to be far from familiarity

as long as we safeguard sanity

to hunt and tame a HOME

HOME

Bangi home offers convenience

for everyone, not far from work

very close to my 18 holes

But I want a different home
far away from anyone else
with just birds and flowers
for the two to roam around
an environment of freshness
for ummi to recuperate
and be happy
and talk about little things
and for me to listen
and be part of the healing process.

Am I being too deep into work
that anything else become secondary
even the two and even ummi.?

But work is something else
always a pillar for the rest to lean on
for the many souls that earn a living
for the many vendor and customers
that we call ecosystem
needing and depending.

I dream for balance
between the many facets of life
of me and the rest


a 10 acre plot
at the foot of small hill
with a house so neat..

and the only worry
is in the name of the locality
I once joked with ummi
if somewhere along the timeline
that fate let me go away first
she would at least remember the name of the place

Janda Baik.


............................................................................ dienn