I Carried Your Name In My Prayers

By: Lis Maulina

I brought your name in my prayers...
As darkness crept
Slithering quiet moments
As many creatures asleep
In dreams or madness

I took your name in my prayers...
When flax is not well maintained
We wash the soul in ablution
When hearts wrapped in rukuh
Sink full of hope

I took your name in my prayers...
In order for the angels took them up
Higher up the moon
Places where you reside
In order for remote wind blew them
Crossing the ocean
Climbing mountains
Reaching the hearing
In order for their sincerity
Vibrating your soul
Penetrate the deepest parts
Corner of your heart ...

I brought your name in my prayers ...
Hoping to convey my love for God
Or replace it with His love to me
I brought your name in my prayers ...

Banjarmasin, June 20, 2009, At 23:00 pm

THIS LOVE ISN’T ORDINARY LOVE

By : Lis Maulina

This love isn’t ordinary love
For I --- like an owl
Who was living bellow on earth
Who was having nothing
Who was giving it

This love isn,t ordinary love
For you --- like the moon
Who was living above the sky
Who was having fame light
Who was getting it

This love isn’ ordinary love
For I --- like an owl who is longing for you --- the moon
Who hoping not much except the love it self
‘cause I’d love to love you…

Banjarmasin, 4 July 2009, at 10:04 Wita

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

YOU’RE

--------------------------------------- by : Lis Maulina

You’re the frame when I’m cold

You’re the rain when I’m warm

You’re the light when I’m in dark

You’re the friend when I’m lonely

You’re my happiness

But my sadness too

You’re my smiling

But my tears too

Remember you, give me support

Remember you, make me missed

You’ve hurt my heart

But you’ve heal it

And I enjoy all

You’re everything

You’re opening my heart

And closing it

You’re the first

And the last

Maybe I’m fool

But is it a fault

If I love you so…

Yogyakarta, April 28th, 1993

PRAYER I

--------------------------------------- by : Lis Maulina

GOD…

If he doesn’t belong to me

Give me power to forget him

But..

If he belong to me

Give me a way to near him

If it is Love and belong to us

Give us chance to enjoy it

Although a moment

Banjarmasin, Oct 4r^d, 1990

YOUR LOVE

--------------------------------------- by : Lis Maulina

My Lord,

I’m tired to run and run

Look for that I didn’t know where

I’m tired to wait and wait

Get that I didn’t know when

My Lord,

You have a million more loves

Why didn’t give me just one

You have a million more happiness

Why didn’t present me juat a moment

My Lord,

I love You, I hope You know that

But maybe it’s not enough to pay

Your love is very expensive for me

Who a poor person

Yogyakarta, September - November, 1993