“Setapakmu,
Kelak mungkin akan berbeda arah denganku.
Lajumu,
Pasti akan jauh melampaui kecepatanku.
Tapi jangan lupa untuk sesekali melambat.
Agar kamu bisa merekam apa yang belum terlewat.
Tak perlu tergesa.
Karena yang sudah terencana akan sabar menunggu di sana.
Dan setiap kali kamu pulang,
Kita akan berbincang tentang sepatu-sepatu yang kita kenakan.”
Di bawah pohon berdaun salju itu, kutemukan kita.
Duduk berdua menatap ranting-ranting putih yang mulai merenta.
Aku akan mengeluh kedinginan.
Lalu kau akan merapatkan pelukanmu.
Dan para tetangga akan bertanya-tanya.
Untuk apa kita duduk berdua di bawah pohon berdaun salju.
Saat suhu tak mau bergerak dari titik beku.
Yang tak mereka tahu, di bawah pohon itu, tersimpan rindu.”
…
“Under that snow-leaf tree, I found us.
Sitting side by side, staring at the branches turned white.
I would complain about the cold.
Then you’d took me to your arms to hold.
And the neighbors would wonder.
Why should we sit under that snow-leaf tree.
When the temperature dropped under zero degree.
What they didn’t know, under that three, there was love.”
The leaves turned red on those days of October
When fall was here and winter was near
Could you taste the sweetness in the air?
The taste of a life free from despair?
I pictured us walking hand in hand
Along the way where everywhere was a yellow lane
I remembered how I would have waited for you
On that old wet bench in Lundagård around 1 pm or two
Our love grew strong despite the wind
Flourishing like mushrooms under the autumn rain
I became gold, you were getting brown
To the colors of heaven we were all belong.
Lund, 2017/10/23
A poem by Hayya Habibi
This girl lives near a jungle,
This day, the girl went to the jungle,
There was lots of animal in the jungle,
One of her favorite animals was the bird on her shoulder.
Rumah Liliput Cemprut, September 4, 2017
Cinta membawa kita menua bersama,
Sejak sebelas tahun yang lalu,
Sekarang,
Dan (semoga) untuk seterusnya
…
Cinta membawa kita melewati pergantian usia bersama,
Dalam hingar bingar masa muda,
Dalam sepi yang sempat diciptakan oleh jarak,
Dan dalam hening,
Serangkaian doa yang kupintakan untukmu secara rutin:
Agar mudah semua urusanmu,
Agar berkah umur barumu,
Agar cinta tak pernah lelah membawamu melangkah sejauh apapun,
Bersamaku.
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Dear daughter,
Since the day you were born,
I try to be the person you can rely on
Though I may not be perfect, I’m grateful you are growing up as a better version of me and your dad
Happy birthday, my sweetie pie
I’m wishing you thousands of bless, countless happiness and anything at its best.
Love,
Bunda Hayu
