Whispers of The Night's Sky

Suara Langit Malam

Gelapnya malam ini,

‎Merindukan sinar bulan.

‎Ditemani rasi bintang selatan,

‎Menatap langit tatapan sepi.

‎Menghirup duka kosong nestapa,

‎Dalam sujud dalam doa.

‎Berjalan meraih harapan,

‎Ingatan menjadi kenangan.

‎Mengharap menemukan jalan,

‎Akankah dapat bertahan,

‎Ataukah harus melepaskan..

‎Angan impian cita-cita bahagia,

‎Seperti bintang di langit surgawi.

‎Ingin datang dan ingin pergi,

‎Tapi berharap tak sendiri.

‎Suara hati tak pernah mendustai,

‎Ada hati dan batin selalu terkoneksi,

‎Percaya suatu ketika berjumpa kembali.

‎Bila ribuan tahun bisa berjumpa lagi,

‎Pastilah akan bertemu kembali,

‎Di tepian pantai gerbang kebahagiaan.

This dark night wraps the world in shade,

‎I miss the moon's soft silver cascade.

‎With Southern Crux star, my faithful aide,

‎I gaze at skies in quiet glade.

‎I breathe the ache of empty sorrow,

‎In prayer bowed low till bright tomorrow.

‎I walk toward hope through fear to borrow,

‎As memories fade in gentle flow.

‎I seek the path through endless night,

‎Dreams of joy like stars burning bright.

‎Can I hold on with all my might,

‎Or let them go into the light?

‎Though oceans part us, lands divide,

‎Two hearts entwine where spirits bide.

‎No words are spoke, yet minds abide,

‎In silent bond, our strengths unite.

‎I trust we'll meet again someday,

‎Though thousands years 

may pass our way.

‎We'll reunite in joy's sweet bay,

‎At happiness's shore to stay.

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Written by : PVA / Kepik Romantis 

Picture Source: https://stock.adobe.com

Self Ignorance

Sometimes ignorance is not about refusing to learn, but about being easily influenced by outside situations. Life is already full of suffering, yet we are still drawn into the negative “three poisons” (hatred, greed, and inner ignorance) around us. Even so, we all want to be happy.

How can we be happy if we remain in darkness? How can we become light while living in darkness? Awareness often comes only after deep sadness. Our inner light fades because of ignorance. When we cannot control emotions that burn like fire, we end up burning ourselves. we hurt ourselves. Remember The Zen Master teacher’s advice: do not let emotions control you, because suffering comes from the “three poisons.”

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Letter to My Great Grandfather

Thaykong, I call to you every day in my heart. For some reason, I can only prostrate myself before you each day, even though I realize and firmly believe that you have been reborn and that I know where you are now. Yet I cannot explain this to you, for it is so difficult for me to tell you or prove it. I simply trust that one day, you will know the truth.

‎It is hard for me to speak words to you; I can only weep whenever I think of you. For some inexplicable reason, my inner self feels such profound sorrow and pain, only tears stream down my cheeks. Every time I prostrate myself in prayer, I can only say: If only you knew how much sadness and suffering fill my life. If only you could hear the deepest grief in my heart. How the tears of anguish flow in our family now, with siblings who are no longer harmonious, shattered and in ruins. Our family's economy lies in ruins, destroyed by a selfish and greedy leader who has wrecked every structure of our family life. My sacrifices have been squandered by the deceit and lies of a man who is so hard to call "father," for his attitudes, words, behavior, and character have never deserved that title. If you were in my place now, how should I live my life? If I could beg the Almighty, perhaps only my death would bring relief from this endless pain. But I cannot even say that, for you taught me to live with awareness, always remembering you to remain steadfast and patient amid life's sufferings.

‎Thaykong, I can only pray that you hear this prayer from the depths of my heart. I hope you remain forever in my thoughts and heart. In our past life, you suffered for so long, waiting for me after I departed first at the young age of 24 or 25, having to fight and die as a soldier born in another place. Though I knew you as someone else, I believe your deepest soul and inner essence remain the same, the one I have awaited and longed for since my rebirth, even from the age of two, when I already knew you had waited and suffered for me for so long. Thank you for your sincerity, boundless love, and affection. May we meet again someday, whenever that may be, and I hope you are always happy and one day remember everything about me.

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‎Written by: Kepik Romantis / PVA  

‎January 09, 2026

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