Terima kasih Kuala Khartoum ku

Jamin, kesan tapak ku diatas pasir lumpur,
akan dipadam air bah, air bah zaman,
untuk contengan dan coretan anak dagang baru.

Pasti, kenangan sekecil pasir, ingatan sekeruh lumpur,
akan ku pikul pergi, pikul ku di hati,
membawa nya sehingga hujung waktu.

Ucap, akan ku sekali lagi, dan berkali-kali di depan hari,
As-Salamu'Alaykum,
dan terima kasih Kuala Khartoum ku!

Leaving Sudan, Khartoum-Omdurman, Mei 2010

Dreams in a suitcase?

A bird with wings, yet, there is no sense of flight;
A kite with string, yet, there is no sense of guide;
A train full of steam, yet, it is hard to pace;
Should I keep on moving, and carry my dreams in a suitcase?

Arriving Hanoi, Hanoi, June 2010