Like Sweet Alyssum
Spring days
come, spring days go
but love like
life, stays
reborn every
morning every night
mesmerizing like
serenade composition
As spring
approaches,
a light exists
sending its
orange bliss
with brand new philosophies
Sweet season is
caught in my black tresses
in cozy patios
with rosy roses
and in the balmy
two sealed lips
Unwinged and
anonymous dreams
are killed every
time the eyes open
leaving
chartreuse seeds of realities
which will live
in all seasons
like sweet
alyssum
Spring days,
embellishing the ordinary
but life will
come to a standstill
and love follows
with a fragrance of eternity.
The Dolls
My dolls in
shelves
still in style,
in the faded dresses
went through the
monotonous time
with endless
smile
Those dolls look
at me
when I lay down
my weary head on pillow
I feel something
weird when staring at their eyes
not the eyes I
used to know
shy and innocent
tonight, those
big balls, with the piercing gaze
make my
blanketed body tremble.
Big Love That You Call Home
Time flies
twisting life
with laughs and cries
moves swiftly
from traditionalism to modernism
from yesterday
to tomorrow
a fluctuation
brings the palette of changed colors
brings the breeze
and the storm
and women sweep
them gracefully into dance
Within ages,
women wear their same faces
deceptional
voices, croaky or melodious
hidden emotions,
silent tears or
enigmatic smile
they forgive the
scars, heal the wounds
And the sharp
knives in their drawers
are the wisdoms
from hundreds of books they read
They speak, they
write, they initiate, they finalize
unstoppable
movements
they are future
that you dream of,
lungs and hearts
your life depends on,
and big love
that you call home.
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
national newspapers, journals and online medias, home and abroad. Her works
also can be found in approximately more than 60 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). In July
2022, she won two writing competitions, each the third place for Essay on
Chairil Anwar (The most Indonesian influential poet) and essay on Insurance.
Ewith Bahar’s poetical works have been translated into several foreign
languages, such as English, Spanish, Indian, Serbian, Armenian, Uzbek, Nepali,
French, Italian, Arabian, 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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