(The mStar Online team - Arif, Ain, Zira, Zana and Wahida)
Once in a while you have this urge to let go and exercise your limited creative juices on that 'ancient' thing called Pantun.
My new family, the mStar Online 'kids' - Wahida, Zira, Zana, Ain and Arif (especially Zana), described pantun and the likes of pantun as bahasa Tun Sri Lanang.
Arif, the fine writer that he is, has progressed beyond his 'Darsawarsa' and 'Tuntas' knowledge which he often uses when he writes, Zira - the novelist loves the flowery old lingo hence 'Tebak' is her very own trademark among us.
Wawa thinks its far too taxing to dwell into pantun but eventually got 'caught' in the game while Ain is the silent supporter.
So here are some of the PANTUNs. Its a way of distressing really. But if you are a pantun lover, like me, please go to my other blog: www.write-a-pantun.blogspot.com. There's loads over there.
Below, are the ones written by 'these bunch of bright kids.'
TAPAK SEMAIAN DIBUBUH BAJA
KALAU BERKENAN KATAKAN SAJA
APA GUNA PANTUN BERJELA
JIKA SALING MENJERUK RASA
(Zanariah wrote this)
ITIK NILA BERENANG-RENANG
AIR TAK DALAM SEPARAS PAYA
BEKAS TERTARUNG LAGI TERKENANG
INIKAN PULA HUBUNGAN NYAWA
(This one is by Arif)
MASAK ASAM DI TENGAHARI
UDANG GERAGAU DIJUAL KATI
SIBUKNYA TUAN TIDAK TERPERI
KESIAN SAYA ASYIK MENANTI
BUKAN SAYANG SEBARANG SAYANG
BILA JUMPA HATI BERDEBAR
MALAMKU SURAM, SIANGKU PANJANG
SEMUA DIMAKAN TERASA HAMBAR
(Esp for Ain and Ariff)
KEBAYA PENDEK SANGATLAH MOLEK
KAIN BATIK SAMA SELENDANG
RIAK HATIKU SANGATLAH PELIK
INGIN BERMANJA DENGAN TUAN SEORANG
(Zana who admires someone in the office)
NASI LEMAK BUAH BIDARA
BUAT BEKAL KE NEGERI JAWA
PUAS KU PUJUK HATI YANG LARA
ORANG TAK SUKA LUPAKAN SAJA
(Zira...get over it ok)
HUJAN LEBAT DI SANA SINI
AWAN MENDUNG DI WAKTU PAGI
APALAH MALANG NASIBKU INI
BURUNG DI TANGAN TERLEPAS PERGI
(Arif on his lost love)
AMPUN MAAF PADA KEKANDA
TERLEPAS CAKAP TIDAK SENGAJA
SAJAKMU PUITIS MERANGSANG MINDA
JIWA KACAU TENANG SEMULA
KUIH KETAYAP INTI KELAPA
PENGAT DURIAN BUAT SERAWA
BUKAN MUDAH NAK LUPA TUAN
NAMA TERPAHAT DI DALAM JIWA
SIANG MALAM MABUK KEPAYANG
TERINGAT KASIH JAUH BERBATU
HIBA HATIKU BUKAN KEPALANG
MENGENANG NASIB DAGANG PIATU
(In memory of my late parents)
PATAH PASAK DI DALAM KEMUDI
PATAH RUANG BUNGA KIAMBANG
KALAU TIDAK KETEMU LAGI
JAGA DIRIMU WAHAI SAYANG!
(If I should go one day!)
