Leni Marlina's Poems Collection "The Longing on the Homeland"

LENI MARLINA'S POEMS COLLECTION "THE LONGING ON  THE HOMELAND"

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Longing That Leaves Footprints on Homeland

by Leni Marlina

This city is a labyrinth that swallows my steps,
yet my memory wanders back to the village,
where my footprints remain on moist land.
Here, I walk on the cold asphalt,
feeling my longing grow thick and deep,
like hidden roots
straining to reach distant land.

The village is living land,
nurturing each step I imagine,
calling me through the whispers of the wind, the rush of the river.
Though distance and city lights block my way,
this longing keeps growing roots
in every inch of path left behind.

Melbourne, Australia, 2011

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Shadows of Longing in the City

by Leni Marlina