Ilustration of Leni Marlina's Poem "The Rain of Honor". Picture Source: Starcom Indonesia's Painting Collection No. 82 by AI
Rain of Honor
A Poem by Leni Marlina
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An honor rains down---
unexpected droplets of grace,
each one a word,
soaking my spirit,
infusing ink into the air.
ACC whispers,
and I rise,
a grateful bird in flight,
not merely to speak,
but to scream and sing,
a chorus crossing the horizon,
where the sea kisses the sky.
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Fragments gather,
syllables swirl,
I become a translator of whispers,
each line a heartbeat,
each verse a pulse,
stretching the distance,
a bridge woven from gratitude.
Roots of thankfulness
twine through my veins,
wild vines climbing higher,
ready to dance, to spin,
to let poetry break the silence---
a riot of color on gray canvas.
Lines dissolve like smoke,
maps scatter,
as I promise---
to stir, to be stirred,
to echo every thank you,
until every verse finds its home,
a sanctuary for words unspoken.
Padang, West Sumatra Province, Indonesia, 2024
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The writer is the active member of Indonesian Writers Association of SATU PENA located in Padang, West Sumatra Province - Indonesia; the active member of ACC International Poets & Literary Writers Community, Shanghai; the ACC Indonesian Poetry Ambassador for ACC Shanghai Huifeng International Literary Association. Leni is also involved in Victoria's Writer Association, Australia. Furthermore, Leni has been working as a lecturer at the English Language and Literature Study Program, Faculty of Languanges and Arts, Universitas Negeri Padang since 2006.
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