Ultimate Aim Of Happiness
Peace is a glass
of water for thirst
In the dry
field, where noises of grenades
thrust the head
like metalcore music
And a long
barren path spreads over the wet throat
Nothing compares
to peace
We pursue wealth,
opportunities and fame
But serenity is
irreplaceable
Never let a hole
within our hearts deeper and deeper
And fear grows
bigger and bigger
In a vast garden
of our life
Let's plant the
seeds of love
They will reward
us fragrant flowers of peace
So, the world
will only breathe fresh air
For sublime
life's sake
The Two Drunken Souls
My eyes are
yours
Watching a deep
cerulean
Turns slowly
into obsidian
Charcoal shadow
heightens the
mysterious beauty
when a satiny
robe of night falls elegantly
blanketed you
and me
dark…oh so dark,
and our love glints
“Just like your
eyes,” you said
Under the ebony
sky
Nature shapes
our silhouettes
As a unity of
two souls
My hand lies on
your chest
Gleaming by the
moonlight
Sweet melody
from your heartbeats
Softly caresses
my fingers’ skin
A voice within
is a rhythmic melody
of ecstatic
feeling in silence
Like sacred
poetry
How powerful a
night, a touch,
and a serene
lake in your eyes
Releasing,
freeing, vitalizing
When the
porcelain sky gets darker
The two souls
get drunk.
Until Someday
Until someday
When the eternal
light surrounds
and I fade away
to a vast eternity
started a winged
life with no desires
no more lusty
temptation
no darkness…no
gloom but celestial shine
leading to a certainty
that earth could never afford
in this no-name
land, no past to be remembered
no memories to
be traced
I just lost my
logical sense
Because this
eternity existed without start and without end
The only thing I
recognize
a bizarre
ceiling above that I call a purest sky
which to the
land under my legs I wave goodbye.
EWITH BAHAR
EWITH BAHAR is a published
author, poetess, novelist, translator and essayist from Indonesia. She had a
long-time career in a mass communication field (radio and television industry).
Prior to joining RCTI (The biggest private TV station in Indonesia) in 2004,
she was a host for several musical and cultural programs for TVRI (Indonesian
government TV station). This complements her passion who loves music, culture,
psychology, philosophy and history greatly. She has published eleven books, in
all genres: poetry, novel, short stories, and essays. Another three books are
still in on-going process. Hundreds of her poems were published in many
newspapers, journals and online medias, home and abroad. Her works also can be
found in approximately more than 70 poetry anthologies in Indonesia and in many
international anthologies. She herself once organized Indonesian poets to
publish their works into ten poetry anthologies since 2014. And starting 2022,
she plans to manage another poetry anthology project that will be joined by
many world poets from five continents about Borobudur Temple, one of UNESCO
world heritage sites in Indonesia that was built in the 8th and 9th centuries
AD. Two years ago, in 2019, one of her poetry books, Sonata Borobudur, got a
prestigious prize from Indonesian National Library as The Best Five Indonesian
Poetry Books 2019. In November 2021, her single poem, “Imigran Digital” won the
third place in a poetry writing competition, related to outstanding yearly
Indonesian Poetry Day celebration, organized by Yayasan Hari Puisi (Poetry Day
Foundation). Ewith Bahar’s poetical works have been translated into several
foreign languages, such as English, Spanish, Indian, Serbian, Armenian, Uzbek,
Tajikistan, Nepali, French, Italian, Arabian, Chinese, Macedonian and Korean.
Besides writing career, Ewith was also a teacher at communication institutions,
Interstudi and LEPPKINDO. And several years ago, she also run a public speaking
course for children and teens, coordinated by her own event organizer. She is
now active in KaBi (Kanal Buku Indonesia – Indonesian Book Channel) and as a
public speaker for creative writing, communication matters and bibliotherapy.
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