SA’WATDIH KA, I AM AN OWL

--------------------------- By : Lis Maulina

Sa’watdih ka, I am an owl that yearning for you, Moon
‘Cause you could steal my attention
Throughtout your attendance among all
‘Cause you could seize my sympathy
Throughtout your nice character
‘Cause you could yank my admiration
Throughtout your hard work
‘Cause you could tug my amazement
Throughtout your sweet smile
‘Cause you could get my love
Throughtout your friendly conversation

Kaw tohy ka, I am an owl that longing for you, Moon
‘Cause I could not help my self
‘Cause I could not hold my heart
‘Cause I could not hang my feeling
‘Cause I could not halt my admiration
‘Cause I could not handle my love

Kwap kun mahk ka, I am an owl that yearning for you, Moon
My nights were not dark anymore, but bright because of you
My life was not gloomy anymore, but colored because of you
My days were not silent anymore, but merry because of you
My heart was not frozen anymore, but warm because of you
My hope was not desperate anymore, but delightful because of you

Sa’watdih ka, I am an owl that longing for you, Moon
Who must stop this nice dreams
Who must erase all sweet things about you
Who must let all the memories of you away
Who must bury all the amazement deeply
Who must change this love for you
To the love of God --- the greatest love in the world and beyond
Sa’watdih ka, Phai - kun

Banjarmasin, 29 Juni 2009, Pukul 11:45 Wita

I SEND YOU A PACKAGE OF PRAYERS

By : Lis Maulina

Because I love you, I send you a package of prayers
When the night was getting older
Throughtout silence of the dark
Throughtout bellows of the wind
Throughtout light of the moon
Throughtout twinkle of stars
Throughtout sincere of heart

Because I admire you, I send you a package of prayers
When the sun was getting riser
Throughtout your friendly answers
Throughtout your symphatic characters
Throughtout your hard trials
Throughtout your sweet smiles
Throughtout your handsome face

Because I like you, I send you a package of prayers
When the moon was getting disappeared
Throughtout my counting of tasbih
Throughtout my reading of qur’an
Throughtout my standing of shalat
Throughtout my doing of shaum
Throughtout my saying of doa

Because I love you, I send you a package of prayers
Eventhough I never know if they could reach you or not
For distance was too long
And difference was too real
For there was too high and too thick wall
Between my prayers
And your faith…

Banjarmasin, June 28, 2009, 19:00 Wita

FIREFLIES

by : Lis Maulina
Once I had many stars around
Decorating my sky of life
Sparkling
Lighting of laughs
Darkening of tears
All were beautiful

Then I lost one by one
Time took away them from me
Distance separated us
Business sank it
And I felt empty
Frightened in darkness
Freezed in loneliness

Suddenly I found flickers
Thousands of fireflies were being blowed
By wind from nowhere
Bu the warmth sending
Awake my spirit of life
“I’m no alone anymore”

Banjarmasin, Oct 5th, 1997