Bersama mewarna ..

Di sejuk siraman mentari
pagi mendakap daffodil, kuningnya menyeri
seceria pepohon ceri
merimbun megah menguntum ayu
elok melenggok di usik bayu
di sana ..
magnolia mula mekar
bersama mewarna ..
dunia yang lama hambar

Masa ..

Yang lepas: nafas di hambur bayu
kekadang mengupas sesal, sembilu
berhantu di hati

Sekarang: pepasir jerlus di genggam rapi
di sangkar jemari tapi
semakin susut mencurah pergi

Yang mendatang: gelisah tak pasti
gundah menanti
risau terikat di hati

Ageing day ..

the ageing day ..
waiting, for dusk to greet and stay
while tired light ebbing away
and darkness, creeps in, to whisk away
the colours of the day

Senja menyapa ..

di tua hari .. menanti
senja menyapa
dan sinar
makin hilang segar
menunggu pudar

Melonkalia ...

kekadang datang bayang
wajah yang lama menghilang
menyapa di tabir jendela
mengusik di pintu lupa
membisik melonkalia
mencuit nostalgia

Southbourne, Dorset

Ribut di pintu ..

tenang malam di ganggu
ribut berhimpun di pintu
bersorak desir menghasut
badai menghambat pantai
deras hujan menerjah marah
seolah dendam
yang di pendam
merekah sudah

** Last night, Storm Imogen hit the South Coast with its 100 mph winds (Southbourne, Dorset, England)

Merenung ..

Sepetang merenung ..
pandangan merentas pentas samudera
bergelora di dadanya
gelombang ombak membuak
membuah keputihan
berlari mencari pesisir
walau detik berlepas pergi
terasa masa seperti terhenti
mengizin diri meniliti
maknawi al-'Asri

Southbourne Coast, Dorset, England

A morning observation ..

This morning ..

Parade of dark clouds crawls silently crossing westward over the restless cold grey sea. Yonder, streaks of sunlight are trying to break through a shroud of milky mists over the white cliffs of Purbeck Coast. Closed by a kite surfer skilfully scheme the churning water. Once in a while he does a jump over the white caps of the rolling waves, keenly observed by a flock of seagulls floating majestically against the blustery chilly wintry wind.

Southbourne coast, Dorset, England

A person under a train ..

on a train at Paddington Station
an announcement cries, seeking attention
"a person under a train"
says the voice, strained
but none cares ... perhaps too mundane
as they tap away the screens in their hands

Paddington Tube Station, London

Hakikat Kuasa

tiada puas beraja
bersiaga menjaga kuasa
pun di susun kanun
akur mengatur
agar mudah memilih benar dan salah
sebetul benar di cemar
memboleh salah sedap di jamah

Hatfield, Hertfordshire

the misty sea ..

this morning, I see ..
mesmerising milky sea
seagulls sway in the air
like shadow play
while the roar of brave waves
muffled in the murky mist

Southbourne, Dorset, England

Penghujung hari (dari jendela keretapi)

di penamat hari
mentari kuning meniti di tepi
kian malap - menyepi
dan ghairah si kelam
datang merangkak
mengheret bayang malam
menghalau terang ke langit barat

Soutwestern Train - Waterloo to Christchurch

Minus lima .. sejuk bertandang

selapis tipis fros
mendakap bumi di pagi
ais melingkar segar
menghakis warni dari
wajah hari
suhu merundum
merestu sejuk
membalut tubuh

Welwyn Garden City, Herts, England

Pagi tujuh belas Januari

kabus menghembus lembut ke pesisir
laut, kelabu lesu ..
nyenyak di selubung selimut seputih susu
dan pagi bermimpi
mentari merajuk lagi

Southbourne, Dorset, England

Ombak melambai pantai ..

ombak ..

riak resah meredah samudera

galak garang melambai pantai ...

Soutbourne Beach, Dorset, England

Menyambut tua ..

sebutir pasir
terurai di rangkai usia
lalu larut di ragut surut
sisa menunggu lupa

Southbourne, Dorset, England

Bab pertama ..

hiba semalam berlayar
tiba subuh berlabuh
menghela nafas
di helai pertama
pena masa
menitik tinta ..