Dusk by the day
Yellowish orange light shimmers
the sky
Somber twilight, far and faint, closes the day
A little kid, sitting at the bay
Watching a vessel that goes far away
Did not you see the sky was
blue?
Painted a memory of young me and you
As I remember what my father has told
The world and us are getting old
While the spring was full of
cheer and glee
But time flies and it never lies
As green leaves slowly turn brown
The wind has blown and they have fallen to the ground
It’s the dusk that comes by the day
An old man living with full of grace
I saw today, wrapped all of his beautiful days
Somber twilight, far and faint, closes the day
A little kid, sitting at the bay
Watching a vessel that goes far away
Painted a memory of young me and you
As I remember what my father has told
The world and us are getting old
But time flies and it never lies
As green leaves slowly turn brown
The wind has blown and they have fallen to the ground
An old man living with full of grace
I saw today, wrapped all of his beautiful days
(Bengkulu, Nov 16, 2017)
Puisi lama yang saya tulis saat masih di Bengkulu, sebulan sebelum kepindahan ke Padang. Jingga senja di Pantai Panjang yang indah, serta cerita kehidupan menjadi sumber inspirasi. Ilustrasi adalah salah satu foto sunset di Pantai Panjang, bagus banget setiap sore saat langit terang.
Salam,
frochadi
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