Jika kau matahari
Akulah cahayanya
Jika kau bulan
Akulah sinar samarnya
Jika kau air
Akulah ombaknya
Jika aku awan
Kaulah angin yang menolaknya
Melihatmu adalah melihatku
Senyumanmu adalah senyumanku
Rupa dan jiwamu adalah aku
Segalanya aku adalah dirimu
Abah, doakanlah
agar aku jadi pohon yang berguna
Kalau berbuah yang enak, maka makanlah
Jika aku jadi pohon bunga yang indah dan harum bunga itu
Hiaslah dihatimu,
dan ciumlah bunga itu,
Jika aku jadi pohon yang rendang,
berteduhlah disitu.
nukilan,
Nazura Rahime
April 2000
***this poem was transferred to a digital poetry and was presented in E-Poetry Festival, Buffalo, New York in year 2001. During at that time, I was presenting my final year project in front of huge crowd and received a thunderous applause by the audience. My father was the main person who believes me with this new idea at that time. We spend a lot of time talking and having crits along the making of this project. I remember when the project was completed, he was so proud that he would watch over and over again in front of his pc. He even called his close friends to view it. Eventhough I got a C for this work, the feeling of making him proud was all worth it.
will keep on posting the digital artwork.
2 comments:
Innalillah. Its been ages since I dropby here. I am shocked knowing ur dad's passing. Takziah Fishie sekeluarga. In 2001 I visited ur home and ur late dad, my lecturer told me about your trip to NY for the poetry. He was so proud of you. Smapi skrg I still rmmber smtng about snail on the pc. Ur dad is so special. I wish my dad love me as such.
very, very beautiful poetry from a daughter to a father.
personally i like the last stanza...
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