seingat dulu
berlari dari hujung ke hulu
angin di celah kuping
menyeka kening
larian anak-anak nakal
pulang lewat
saat matahari mula janggal
di taman
ada hati hijau
sepasang burung
malu tersipu
desah waktu semakin hampir
keremajaan datang bergilir
satu demi satu
ladang runtuh
padang gemuruh
mendengar guruh kemodenan
rambut bukit tertebas
alunan pujuk kedewasaan
digentas keringat anak-anak dulu
satu demi satu
hilang seribu
Noorhaqmal Mohamed Noor, otherwise known as Aqmal N, is a performer, musician, producer and writer. He has produced two albums,
Warkah Cinta Dunia and
Jenggala Konkrit. He has performed for corporate and other events at known places such as The Esplanade, The Istana, Victoria Theatre, among others. He has published his collection of poetry titled
Dumpra in 2017. He continues to contribute to literary groups in anthologies and performances such as ASAS ’50, Singapore Poetry Festival and Dirgahayu Sastera Nusantara – a poetry group with vast networks around ASEAN and Europe.
Charlene Shepherdson is a Singaporean poet and community organiser focused on language in written, performative and visual forms. She is interested in heritage, technology and creative education. Her poems have been published in
From Walden to Woodlands and
UnFree Verse (Ethos Books),
A Luxury We Cannot Afford,
SingPoWriMo 2014: The Anthology (Math Paper Press) and
The Straits Times. Her visual poetry has been displayed in The Arts House, The Substation and in Singapore libraries under National Art Council’s Project LAVA. She is currently working on the textures of text through textiles.
http://www.charshep.com