BAKING PROJECT

Raya is just round the corner.. I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my Muslim (and non-Muslim) readers, students and friends a very happy and blessed Eidulfitr. Selamat Hari Raya Aidifitri. My apologies for any mistakes on my part, be it during our course of everyday interaction or during classes.. maaf zahir dan batin. Let’s take a break during this short holiday to enjoy the company of our family and friends, while we still can.

Somehow Raya always reminds me of this poem by our great Usman Awang – in the morning, we usually visit our grandparents’ graves to say our prayers. My mom is still here with us, alhamdulillah panjang umur , she had survived breast cancer a few years back.

KE MAKAM BONDA

Kami mengunjungi pusara bonda
Sunyi pagi disinari suria
Wangi berseri puspa kemboja
Menyambut kami mewakili bonda

Tegak kami di makam sepi
Lalang-lalang tinggi berdiri
Dua nisan terkapar mati
Hanya papan dimakan bumi

Dalam kenangan kami melihat
Mesra kasih bonda menatap
Sedang lena dalam rahap
Dua tangan kaku berdakap

Bibir bonda bersih lesu
Pernah dulu mengucupi dahiku
Kini kurasakan kasihnya lagi
Meski jauh dibatasi bumi

Nisan batu kami tegakkan
Tiada lagi lalang memanjang
Ada doa kami pohonkan
Air mawar kami siramkan

Senyum kemboja mengantar kami
Meninggalkan makam sepi sendiri
Damailah bonda dalam pengabadian
Insan kerdil mengadap Tuhan

Begitu bakti kami berikan
Tiada sama bonda melahirkan
Kasih bonda tiada sempadan
Kemuncak murni kemuliaan insan

- Usman Awang