TWO HEARTS AT TWO PIERS

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A poem by: Yohanes Manhitu

The beginning was just a hello
accompanied by a plain smile.
No one was able to tell the sun
how time would make a change
by leading two hearts to a stage.

Time flew as it wished, really fast.
The two hearts began to take a test
to look at themselves in a big mirror.
They both enjoyed undressing in verses
and learned the fact of hope sacrifice.

They are now standing at two piers,
waiting for boats to two destinations.
One pure disciple; one pure vagabond.
Both love mystery, but detest betrayal.
Understanding was their true consoler.

I am the only witness; I take no sides.
I adore the disciple; love the vagabond.
Only God who may strike His hammer.
He is the One to turn a worry to a smile.
He is to grant the two hearts a paradise.

Tuktuk, Samosir Island, 26 May 2003
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*) This poem is taken from my newest book, "A WALK AT NIGHT (Une promenade de nuit)", that has been published in Antwerp, Belgium, by Eldonejo Libera. The book is a collection of 110 life inspired original poems: 65 in English and 45 in French. Some of the French poems have won poetry contests in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta. The price of the book is $10.41. You can order the poetry book FROM HERE.

PAGES OF A STORY BOOK

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A poem by: Yohanes Manhitu

The days pass quickly just like the pages

of a story book turned fast by a reader

hoping for a happy ending for himself

though the plot is uneasy, he knows.

He has opened the book like a blind.

The beginning flows like river water

moving toward the ocean of ecstasy

that turns into what he calls agony.

The book is still open; he is reading.

While trying to reach the final page,

he finds there much sadness and joy;

and keeps hoping for a happy ending.

Chapter by chapter he now has passed,

and still many more chapters to touch.

Though the story is still far to complete,

a happy ending is all he wants to enjoy.

Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 9 March 2005

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*) This poem is taken from my newest book, "A WALK AT NIGHT (Une promenade de nuit)", that has been published in Antwerp, Belgium, by Eldonejo Libera. The book is a collection of 110 life inspired original poems: 65 in English and 45 in French. Some of the French poems have won poetry contests in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta. The price of the book is $10.41. You can order the poetry book FROM HERE.