A Herd of Goats
A herd of goats
shouts simultaneously
forcing the sleuth of bears
to run away
(temporarily)
But the bears meet to discuss
ways on how to force the goats
to obey their orders
(for good)
The goats, who are now free
have become more aware
of the need to have a greater appetite
just like the bears
The herd of free goats
now eats greedily
and they become more ambitious
They hold more wild parties
just like the bears
The herd of free goats
makes more stupid statements
dreams more impossible dreams
In this case
they are worse than the bears
The herd of free goats
like the bears
has also lost touch
with reality
The herd of free goats
feels freer
to act like the bears
The herd of free goats
which cannot bleat anymore
much less bark
just like the bears
However, they keep dancing
and singing crazily:
wekwekwek, wekwekwek, wekwekwek!
-- A. Mustofa Bisri
(Translated from Wekwekwek by TIS)
About Love
My love to you has no similarity with
Romeo's love for Juliet,
Majnun Qais' affection for Laila,
compared to ours is just trivial
Our meeting and separation have deeper meaning
than those of Prophet Yusuf*) and Zulaikha
Our amour is much greater
than that of Adam and Hawa **)
I'm the waves of your ocean
who ebbs and flows only for you
I'm also your lightning and rain
and your thunderous dark clouds
I'm the sweet smell of your flower
the bleeding prick made by your thorn
your softly blowing breeze
and the fury of your storm
I'm the song of your birds
the fog surrounding your mount
and the power of your enchantment
I'm the dots of your characters
the characters of your words
and words of your prowess
I'm the heat of your blinding glare
the warm shadow of your sun
and an obedient earth under your sky
I'm the body for your soul
and your fayakun kun ***)
I'm me
You
--you
*) Joseph **) Eve ***) the answer to God's words of creation: "Be," and it is.
-- A. Mustofa Bisri
(Translated from Wekwekwek by TIS)
The Sunday Post occasionally prints poems in addition to its regular short stories. Today we present a poem of a Moslem ulema who is also an expert on Islamic law.