Chrysogonus #88 - pocung

pocung 

~ the last song ~

the last line 

in my longest poem 

one I will lose 

the right to claim 

it will be written 

on a seal of stone 

standing proud 

on a mound of earth 

stiff blanket 

for my longest sleep 

pocung 

~ tembang terakhir ~

larik akhir pada bait puisiku 

tak digores pena 

terukir pada abadi 

nisan batu, menantang lembut udara

PS: the Indonesian translation closely follows the original format of Pocung song. Four lines with the pattern of 12u - 6a - 8i - 12 a. (12 syllables in the first line with u as the final sound, 6 syllables in the second line with a as the final sound, 8 syllables in the third line with i as the final sound, and 12 syllables in the last line with a as the final sound)