On this day, many years ago
As we were reminiscing about you
You, beautiful adorable you
We realised that we had never known
Truly when and where you were born
You, fiercely loving you
We inherited you
When we bought our lovely home
And you had made our lives a joy
You, loyal joyful you
So on this day, many years ago
As we were thinking of you
We decided, fancifully
(and without consulting you)
that today would be your birthday
You, beautiful adorable you
You, fierce fierce you
You, forever loved you.
On Boba Eyes
I would stare into Her boba eyes: wide with love And sheer amazement.
Tentang Persemadian
Dibawah pohon itu, bersemadi yang paling tersayang.
On this Morning without Monkey
The morning feels so desolate
No charming meow to meet
No loving purr of tortitude
No furry paw to greet
This morning makes the first of morns
of many more in store
For now it's just the two of us
No Monkey, ever more.
On Goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye and
thank you for loving us all
these years. Rest well, Monk.
Tentang Linangan Gundah
Singgah tiba di pekan Cheras
Jangan lupa membeli keris
Linang mata mengalir deras
Hati hiba bagai dihiris
Keris Jawa berliuk-liuk
Alat jati pendekar Naning
Hati hiba tiada terpujuk
Buah hati terlantar gering
Alat jati tanda keramat
Keris tuah menikam bengis
Buah hati gering teramat
Hamba gundah berendam tangis.
(pantun kasih buat Monkey)
On Winning
I came home and
opened the door
It was early morning
and my cat meowed
welcoming me home
I stooped down to pet her
with tears in my eyes, saying
“You won, Monkey. You won.”
Tentang Kicauan
