Life is Black like the Coffee | Kehidupan Sepekat Kopi |
Life is a mystery as the color of coffee. Although there is white coffee, coffee is generally black. Black is often a symbol of sadness and gloom, though not always so. Besides blue, I like black clothes.
Concentrated Poetry that was published in Gayo Cross is not about coffee, but about life. That could be my life, your life, and everyone's life.
Concentrated
in seulawah night concentrations
silence stabbing between hubbub
it's too late to regret the sunshine
or curse the gusting wind of a dead soul
preaching the forest that has changed kings
this storm
will not subside by falling snowflakes
from the trees of longing
sighs towards the pre-timed mix
the scent of coffee fruits
from this height, it hurts
because we have forgotten why it is so thick
Jakarta, October 2012
Kehidupan Sepekat Kopi
Kehidupan adalah misteri sebagaimana warna kopi. Meski ada kopi putih, tetapi umumnya kopi berwarna hitam. Hitam sering menjadi simbol kesedihan dan kemuraman, meski tidak selamanya demikian. Selain biru, saya suka pakaian warna hitam.
Puisi Pekat yang pernah dimuat di Lintas Gayo bukan berkisah tentang kopi, melainkan tentang kehidupan. Itu bisa jadi kehidupan saya, kehidupan Anda, dan kehidupan semua orang.
Pekat
dalam kepekatan malam seulawah
kesunyian menikam di antara keriuhan raga
terlambat sudah untuk menyesali sinar mentari
atau mengutuki angin berembus dari jiwa yang mati
mengabarkan hutan yang telah berganti raja
badai ini
takkan reda oleh butiran salju yang berjatuhan
dari pohon-pohon kerinduan
desah menuju peraduan sebelum waktunya
aroma sengam buah-buah kopi
dari ketinggian ini, terasa menyakitkan
sebab kita sudah lupa mengapa pekat itu ada
Jakarta, Oktober 2012
Deep poetry (dense like the smell and surface of coffee?).
We have been so blinded by the lights of modernity and superficiality that we have forgotten who to flow in the dark.
My fondest childhood memories are associated with darkness, the darkness of a barrio without electricity where kids could go out at night without the fear of being kidnapped or stabbed. We relied on the moon and a starry sky to guide our steps at night.
We also relied on our ears to identify the voices of the night and separate the good from the bad. No electronic interference.
We had bread and coffee for breakfast. We loved to attend wakes because there was plenty of free coffee and hot dark chocolate.
Darkness was good and fun.
Darkness is different now. It comes as an bad omen, a reminder that we have progressively lost everything we held dear and we got used to it, quietly, like the night.
We live lives that are almost the same as, Henry's. A dark childhood life without electricity without interference from electronic devices, and a life full of coffee.
I really enjoy and always miss comments from you. May you be healthy and have a successful life.
Thank you, my friend. It's always a pleasure.
Unfortunatelly, we are subject to all kinds of interruptions here and being on line is a lottery now. Sometimes I barely have time to post and respond to comments.
Hopefully, I'll have time to check your blog more often.
We have not had our daily power cut and we are nervous doing everythign in a rush thinking about what time they'll cut it and for how long. The night cuts are the worst. We can't sleep with all the mosquitoes and the heat.
At least today we had electricity and could celebrate our daughter's birthday; nothing fancy, just a few close friends and family.
My best wishes to you too.
I follow developments in your country through news in the media, it seems very worrying. Electricity and water crisis, as well as several types of food.
I hope this bad situation can be passed smoothly. I am very happy to hear your daughter's birthday. Send my warm greetings to her and to your family. hopefully the storm will leave soon.
Some time by concentrating only on the cup we fail to enjoy the coffee
Kadang-kadang, dengan hanya terpusat pada cangkir, kita lupa menikmati kopinya.
Salam sukses selalu 😊
Itu sama seperti perempuan cantik yang didandani dengan perempuan cantik yang tidak didandani.
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