Meadow Breeze (a shadorma)

meadow breeze sings familiar tune and the wilds bloom slowly through the waves of summer warmth this heart too…blossoms Eugi’s Weekly Prompt 3 June 2021 – Meadows

Fluttering Heart

In faint he whispers to his love “Don’t forget to rest too, dear” Unbeknownst to both, it would be his last words. That night while his love is lost in a dream laying down on the thin cot next to him, he watches his love intently heartbroken from hearing the sound of exhaustion, but it’s

Freedom (a senryu)

Boldly she whispers, will freedom exists if I travel to your heart? MLMM Sunday Writing Prompt April 11, 2021 – Freedom MMA Storytime’s Haiku A Day Challenge – Travel Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge #220, Poet’s Choice #NaPoWriMo2021 – Day 11 (no prompt)

A Message of Love and Hope

On the day of Palm Sunday, March 28, 2021, at 10.30 am (local time), two suicide bombers exploded themselves in front of the Cathedral Catholic church in the city of Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Makassar is my hometown. I was born and raised there and attended mass several times in that cathedral during my childhood.

Talk to Me

2021 Photo Challenge # 4 You raise and nurture me but must I become old You set the stage for me but must I live in yours You teach me to listen but must I lose all my reasons You told me to color inside the line but my mind wants to fly across all

Musing Around for Bridges

Let’s talk about bridges today. I’ll start with the old, traditional one, where no cars are allowed, but perhaps cattle and horses are okay…. ….and then there’s the straight-forward one with a specific purpose. Or how about a modern one, the bottom view to be exact…. ….and this is the top view, although I still

Endless Journey

none, i possess to God, my life belongs my journey, endless The piece above is a response to Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #196 – Possess, 11 words. This season of isolation and limitation during the pandemic has brought me back to the essentials of life, one of them is about nurturing my faith, my relationship

Penjungkirbalikan!

Girisonta, Sabtu Malam Paskah, 20 April 2019 Misa Sabtu malam Paskah di Girisonta malam ini dipimpin oleh Romo Priyo, SJ (Serikat Yesus, suatu ordo dalam agama Katolik). Terus terang begitu tahu bahwa Romo Priyo yang akan memimpin misa, saya sudah menunggu bagian homili ini, sehingga tidak heran kalau beliau memulai dengan sebuah cetar! Tidak sampai

Kelekatan Duniawiku

  Akhir-akhir ini aku banyak membaca tulisan-tulisan dari internet untuk membantu pemahaman diri. Ada satu artikel yang paling mengusikku dan membuat jari-jariku ingin menari lagi di atas laptop. Artikel itu mengenai non-attachment atau letting go, melepaskan kelekatan-kelekatan duniawi yang selama ini mengikat kita dalam bentuk keinginan-keinginan. Misalnya, keinginan untuk selalu sukses dan berhasil dalam pekerjaan,

Hasil Refleksi Pribadi dari Bedah Buku “Ada Aku di Antara Tionghoa dan Indonesia”

  Kita tidak pernah tahu pintu apa yang akan kita temui dalam hidup. Dan saat pintu itu kita buka, pemandangan seperti apa yang akan kita temui. Tuhan telah menakdirkanku untuk bertemu dengan salah satu dari sekian banyaknya pintu dalam hidupku belum lama ini. Ada Aku di Antara Tionghoa dan Indonesia. Powerful title! Saya masih ingat