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.