Puisi Indah Azahara

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MINGGU, 26 SEPTEMBER 2010 | MEDIA INDONESIA
Puisi Indah Azahara
FUN WITH ENGLISH
FOLKLORE
FROM
SOUTH KALIMANTAN
The Red Dragons versus the White Dragon
O
NCE upon a time in South Kalimantan, there was a family.
The father was a fisherman. He had a wife and a son. His
son was still a little boy. The farmer and his wife really
loved him very much.
The fisherman caught the fish in the river. He had a small sampan and a net. Everyday he rowed his sampan along the river. He
threw the net and caught the fish.
However, one day he could not catch any fish. He was curious
why the fish was gone. He threw his net once again. He felt the
net was heavy. He pulled it carefully. When he saw his net, he was
disappointed. He
did not catch any
fish. Instead, there
was a big egg. He
threw the egg back
to the river.
He threw his net
again. Suddenly,
he felt the net was
heavy. This time
he really hoped
he caught a lot of
fish. Sadly, there
was no fish at all.
Again, he found a
big egg in his net.
And he threw the
egg back to the
river.
Later, he threw
the net back to the
river. And it happened again. He
did not catch any
fish, but he caught
a big egg.
The fisherman
gave up. He did
not want to go
home with empty hands. So he
brought the egg
home.
W h e n h e a rrived at home, he
told his wife that
he could not catch
any fish. Instead,
he caught a big
egg. He asked
his wife to boil
the egg. When it
was cooked, they
both ate the egg.
Meanwhile, their
son was sleeping.
They did not eat
the whole egg.
The rest of the egg was still on the plate. Later, the fisherman and
his wife went to bed.
In the morning, they both woke up. They felt something very
strange with their body. They had red scales all over their bodies.
They also had tails. Their bodies grew bigger. The fisherman and
his wife had changed into red dragons.
They were shocked! They ran away from the house and jumped
to the river. They swam and they found another dragon. And it
was a white dragon.
“Ha ha ha.. You have eaten the egg. And now you have changed
into a dragon, like me!” said the white dragon.
“What do you mean?” asked the fisherman.
“I hate you. I know you always catch the fish here. The fish is
my food too. I want to stop you catching the fish. So I put the egg
in your net. The egg is a magic egg. Anyone who eats the egg will
change into a dragon,” said the white dragon.
The fisherman was angry. He wanted to attack the white dragon.
Suddenly he remembered his son. He asked his wife to go back
home and told him not to eat the egg.
The fisherman’s
wife immediately
went home. When
she arrived, her
son already woke
up. He was crying, looking for his
parents.
He was so
scared when he
saw a dragon at
home.
“Don’t be afraid,
my son. It’s me.
I’m your mother.
Your father and I
have changed into
dragons. Please
don’t eat the egg
on the plate. Otherwise you will
change into a
dragon too. Right
now, your father
is fighting against
the white dragon.
I will follow him.
After this, you go
to the river. If you
see the water in the
river changed into
white, it means
your father and
I already kill the
white dragon. But
if you see the water is red, it means
we are dead,” later
she went back to
the river.
The boy then
went to the river.
He was waiting
for days. After a
while, he saw the
water changed
into white. After
CAKSONO
that, his parents
appeared and swam to the river side.
The father said, “My son, we cannot be together again. Your
mother and I will stay in the river forever. But don’t worry, we
will always guard you.” Then they swam back to the river and
disappeared.
Until now, the people in Kalimantan believe that dragons still
live in the rivers. The Dayak people also believe that when a
dragon shows up in the river, rain will fall down heavily and it
will flood the area.
RAGAM
PUISI
LUKISAN
Putra Siliwangi
Aku tidak pergi
Hanya berkelana
Dari satu pulau ke pulau lain
Karena dagingku dari gunung sini
Aku mengembara
Berlayar di selat dan lautmu
Sebab aliran airmu
Berebur di urat darahku
Sebab asin keringatku
Adalah asin air lautmu
Aku tak pernah mati
Meninggalkan tanah ini
Aku berjaga di langit negeri ini
Siang malam sepanjang waktu
Aku Putra Siliwangi
Megah bertakhta di tiap hatimu
BUAH-BUAHAN
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Telinga
Ada sepasang daun
Bukan bagian dari pohon
Amat sangat dekat
Tapi tidak terlihat
Hanya saja bisa diraba
Satu dari lima indra
PERGI KE DIENG
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Anugerah Allah Maha Pemurah
Untuk mendengar kalimat Allah
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Allah Mahabesar..
Allah Maha Penyayang
Allah Maha Pengasih
Allahlah yang membuat aku bisa hidup
di dunia ini
Tiada hari tanpa berdoa kepada-Nya
Aku bisa berdiri, membaca, melihat,
menghirup
udara segar di pagi hari
Itu hanya karena Allah
Tak lupa Dialah yang menghidupkan
kedua orang tuaku
Yang menyayangiku dan mencintaiku
Tak lupa setiap hari kulantunkan
nada-nada dari
kitabku Alquran
Sungguh mahabesar Engkau ya Allah
Terima kasih telah menghidupkanku dan
kedua orang tuaku
Aku bersyukur kepadamu semoga aku bisa
menjadi umat Nabi
Muhammad yang baik.
Begitulah lantunan puisi yang dibaca Azahara
di dalam kamarnya. Azahara memang anak yang
pintar membuat puisi.
***
Keesokan hari, di sekolah...
“Azahara, sini sebentar..!” kata guru wali kelas
6A, Ustazah Lia.
“Ada apa Ustazah?” tanya Azahara.
“Begini Azahara, Ustazah Lia akan pilih beberapa anak yang aktif di bidang bahasa dan
sastra, kamu mau kan?” ucap Ustazah Lia.
“Nanti kita latihan ya. Besok kalian akan
diwawancarai beberapa stasiun televisi, jadi
kalian semua harus siap. Kita akan mulai latihan
jam 7!”
Azahara berpasangan dengan Clarissa diminta
membawakan puisi dengan tema persahabatan.
Begini isinya :
Sahabat itu ada
Sahabat itu nyata
Sahabat itu selalu ada di sampingku
Tapi terkadang banyak orang punya sahabat
Namun terkadang mereka tak tahu apa arti
persahabatan yang sesungguhnya
Yang saling menyayangi satu sama lain
Peduli satu sama lain.
Perhatian satu sama lain
Menghargai satu sama lain
Dan tak terlupakan arti
sahabat yang sesungguhnya adalah?
Saling setia satu
sama lain
Itulah arti persahabatan yang
sesungguhnya
***
Keesokan harinya, setelah
mereka tampil.
“Adik bisa
tolong minta
waktunya sebentar,” tanya salah
satu seorang wartawan.
“Iya bisa kok,” jawab anak-anak yang
tadi mengikuti pentas
dan salah satunya Azahara.
“Menurut Azahara apa
sebetulnya arti persahabatan
itu?” tanya wartawan itu.
“Menurut saya arti persahabatan
itu sangat penting. Per tama saling
menghargai dan menyayangi, yang
kedua saling menjaga satu sama lain
dan yang terpenting adalah saling
setia satu sama lain, itu arti persahabatan,” jelas Azaha ra panjang
lebar.
EBET
Bella Ayu Maharani
SDIT At - Taqwa, Surabaya