Leni Marlina's Poems Collection "Teachers"

Jakarta, 2004
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An Echo Resounding in Silence

Poem by Leni Marlina

Teachers, you are like an echo in the quiet valley,
filling empty spaces within our souls.
When we are silent, your voice still lingers,
teaching us to hear what goes unspoken.
In the slow ticking of moments, you are the beat,
filling our emptiness with meaning, whole and true.

Thank you, Teachers, Mentors,
we learn that your silence is not mere stillness,
but whispers that seep deeply, settling within.
You teach us to read the quiet,
to translate stillness into wisdom.
We are echoes of the voice you gave,
flowing like rivers without end,
you are forever in our hearts, wherever fate takes us.

Jakarta, 2004
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Brief Biographical Note

This collection of poems was originally written by Leni Marlina as a hobby and personal collection in 2004. Some of the poems were inspired by the author's experiences with 50 national award-winning students after participating in the flag-raising ceremony on August 17, 2004, at the Indonesian presidential palace. Other poems were penned after the author received the First Prize in the National Achievement Student Selection (MAWAPRES) from the Ministry of Education and Culture in the same year. The poems were revised and published for the first time in digital media in 2024.

Currently, Leni Marlina is an active member of the Indonesian Writers Association, SATU PENA branch in West Sumatra. She is also a member of the International Poetry & Literary Writers Community in Shanghai and has been entrusted as the Poetry Ambassador of Indonesia for the ACC Shanghai Huifeng International Literary Association. Additionally, Leni is involved with the Victoria's Writers Association in Australia. Since 2006, she has dedicated herself as a lecturer in the English Language and Literature Study Program at the Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Padang.

Leni is also the founder and leader of several digital communities focused on literature, education, and social issues, including: (1) World Children's Literature Community (WCLC): https://rb.gy/5c1b02, (2) International POETRY-PEN Community, (3) PPIPM Community (Pondok Puisi Inspirasi Masyarakat): https://tinyurl.com/zxpadkr, (4) Starcom Indonesia (Starmoonsun Edupreneur Community Indonesia): https://rb.gy/5c1b02.