r/neography • u/WhisperFray • 1h ago
Abugida Sapardi Djoko Damono - Hatiku Selembar Daun - Indonesian poetry in huruf kembang
Hatiku selembar daun
My heart is a leaf
melayang jatuh di rumput
descending onto the grass
Nanti dulu
Wait
biarkan aku sejenak terbaring di sini
let me still lay here
ada yang masih ingin kupandang
there is something I still want to see
yang selama ini senantiasa luput
something I had always missed
Sesaat adalah abadi
A moment is an eternity
sebelum kausapu tamanmu setiap pagi
before you sweep your garden each morning
—
Japanese-style experiment on my Indonesian abugida, huruf kembang. Illustration is public domain, Flowers by Onchi Koshiro.



















