Memorandum

By Juniarso Ridwan

a letter soars
drifting down
over the field of seasons
as the farmer unceasing
sounds out the meaning
until the harvest is done

1978

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Memorandum

Ku Juniarso Ridwan

surat nu ngalayang
ngabarak
di huma mangsa
patani taya eureunna
ngejah
tepi ka prungna dibuat

1978

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Memorandum

Karya Juniarso Ridwan

Sepucuk surat mengangkasa
menyebar perlahan
di ladang waktu
petani itu tanpa lelah merangkai
hingga segalanya menjadi apa yang semestinya

1978

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Memorandum

By Juniarso Ridwan

The word takes flight
radiating
across the field of seasons
the farmer never ceasing
recites
until it transforms into what is written to be

1978

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First published as Ridwan, Juniarso, 1955-. Lalaki langit : kumpulan sajak [Sky man: a collection of poems] / Juniarso Ridwan GAS-ITB Bandung 1979

Ridwan, Juniarso. Lalaki Langit: Kumpulan Sajak. 1979. Rahmat Cijulang, 1989