My King

When I was little,
I had a lush dream,
That one day I find
And marry a King.

He'd sit by my side,
Up there on our throne,
With princes and princesses
So we're never alone.

I can honestly say,
My dream has come true
And you'd never believe
Just how much I love you.

I may not be queen
And you may not be king
But together we're perfect
Just like in my dream.

- Paul Hopkins -

If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.

- Emily Dickinson

You are my Sun

Breeze skipping over water,
Water reflecting lights strung over the bridge,
Lights shining in your eyes.

The fresh, bold feeling of something new,
As winter melts into liquid spring,
And summer takes shape and ripens alongside love.

The petals from the flowering trees, snow for the summer,
Floating down around us as we kiss,
Once, twice, then forever.

You aren’t just my sunshine.

You're my sun.

- Sara McDermott -

Untuk Sahabat Terkasih

Mestinya kau tak tersesat dalam labirin bola matanya
kaki dan sukmamu tak seharusnya diam dibatas senyumnya..
dan yakinlah segala omong kosong tentang cinta
pastilah kanberakhir dalam kepalsuan kata…

Tuntas sudah sebait prosa yang kalian buat bersama
namun senandungnya tetap tertancap di palung jiwa…

Kau bilang tak mengerti dan amat sukar menyirnakan bayangnya
yang terlanjur menjadi arca di keremangan senja…

Sejujurnya kau pasti tak ingin berlama-lama berputar
dalam kebersamaan tanpa makna tanpa doa…

Adakah kau menyadarinya
ataukah kau tengah mencoba menjadi Yusuf yang mulia…
ataukah hanya sekelas filsuf yang sesat dan hina

Satu tahun dua hari berkurang sudah
jatah hidup tuk kau rayakan bersama burung diangkasa
semestinya kita adalah suluh yang berpijar terangi dunia
bukan berkutat pada laku yang tak semestinya…

Cukup sudah…
sebab kepura-puraan dan dusta bisa saja hanya terhenti
saat maut membelah raga kita semua dan itu pasti…

Kemunafikan dan dosa harus segera diakhiri
sore atau dini hari nanti
sebelum terik mentari membakar puisi ini…

(Sawo Manila,Pejaten 2 Januari 2006)
Satrio Pringgondani

Every Time I Run Away From You

Every time I run away from You

And come back,

I see Your Eyes

More illumining than before.

And I feel Your Heart

More forgiving than before.

sri Chinmoy

We sat side by side in the morning light
and looked out at the future together.

- Brian Andres -

You Have Discovered

My Lord,

I came to You with empty hands,

But you have discovered

My empty heart, too.

Sri Chinmoy

Love

"Love is not a thing to understand.
Love is not a thing to feel.
Love is not a thing to give and receive.
Love is a thing only to become
And eternally be. ."

- Sri Chinmoy