Salmonlilies

Tag: why you should not translate a poem

  • Why this world can’t be just bits and digits

    Everyday is honey be that of lemon or dew. Everyday is juice of creation and love. I want to mix fluids with you. —————— Aku, cinta banget puisi that I want to crush it in my palm crush it a brown stiff autumn leaf crush it a moth to fragments fine as fish food I…

  • Speak it in Bahasa. Then translate it back

    Esok dan esok dan esokTomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow Hari ke hari merambah dalam kepicikanDay to day, rummaging in pettiness Sampai tiba ujung akhir dimana waktu tercatatTill the end comes, as transcribed in time Dan segala yang terjadi kemarinAnd everything that happened yesterday Terangnya memikat orang-orang bodohBright lights attracting foolish men Menuju kematian yang sia-siaTowards…