Shade - A Poem

Hello, Friends.

This poem originally written in Indonesian. When trying to translating it in English, I realized that the most appropriate way to translate the poem so it can have same meaning and same nuance in English language is to compose it in archaic English. Unfortunately my ability is remarkably limited, if it is none at all to do just that. I often have incorrect grammar in everyday English, let alone write in archaic English. Because of this limitation of mine, I tried to write this poem using simple English only. Hopefully the meanings not shifting too far from what I mean.

so, please enjoy and sorry for the grammatical error.

Have a nice day, my friend.

Freya Cesare

At estuary of the heart

Soft humming of the wind

Carrying fragrant flowers of the northern desert

Cradles thought which already tired of being prisoner

Gurgling of water stroking an ancient rocks

Washed feet with its freshness

Amid the noisy city, I jumped

Into the World inside his aura

Without hope,

Unstressed.

Relying completely

To the miracles of night’s prayers

Shade ...

And then heart endowed

By glimmer of peace

Will the Almighty allowing me

To set resting place in overnight?

Or still I have to make many steps

Into thousands sunless worlds?

At the foot of Thee, Ya Rabb,

I fully surrendering myself, insha Allah

and start everything with Bismillah ...

Yogyakarta, May 3, 2012,

When I became trully amazed at the glimpse of the future right in front of me