To
My Dearest Muse,
These 15 poems are inspired by thee
alone during my short stay. My muse, my heart is mine to give to whom i want.
On the outskirt of a town, there’s a
garden full of beautiful flowers. Among them a queen of flower, a flower
princess grows there.
These poems i dedicated to thee are without end and never say that i was false at heart. I poured out my heart and
yet, thou denied my deepest desire.
During
my short stay in that garden, my thoughts about thee are as food to life. Thy
scented perfume is my breathable air that which prolonged my stay.
O my muse, my most beautiful flower,
the most beautiful songs and lyrical ballads were written from a broken heart
and, by someone who’s in love.
My shortcoming in composing these
poems, please excuse these naรฏve hand. For they failed to find an appropriate
lyrics to praise thy virtue and beauty.
My muse, when a poet falls for thee,
thou art forever etched in his lines. He will love thee with all his soul. His ink will be
his sword of affection, his pen your shield of admiration, your life his poems
of devotion - as your heart dances to his musings.
I was just getting along fine, and i don't need a reason to be angry with God. Then you happened!
Kum 5 chuang zet a ni ta. Hla hril
(poetry) phuah turin ka kut a hmรปi thei tawh ngai lo. A chhan pawh a hnuaia ka
hla hril kal tlangin i hriat thiam mai ka ring. Heng hla hrilte hi kalphung fel
tak neia remkhawm an ni a.
I puala ka hla hril phuahnate hi
Blank Verse an tih mai, tlar tina thumal (syllable) 10 zel awmna ang a ni a. Rhyme
hman ni lo mah se, metered hman niin iambic pentameter (thumal pahnih a thumal
hmasa zawkri hniam, thumal hnuhnung zawk ri sรขng – entir nรขn – duh/tak,
khel/bawr tih ang) hman a ni thung. Hre thiam si se lo mah la, hre thiamho tรขn
ka han thai lang a ni e.
1. A SIMPLE POEM
Zan a lo thlena khua a thim rualin,
Ka kianga riak turin i zรปnzรขm chuan,
ลขhian ลฃha ber angin min rawn pan ลฃhin a,
Zankhuain ka pang a kiansan ngai lo!
Varลฃianah i hlimthla duhawm tak chu,
Nilenga ka kianga taptal turin,
A duhawmna zawng nen a lo kal ลฃhin,
Aw ka duhtak, chu chu i hre si lo!
Ka beng hriatna rawn rรปn nuam leh ลฃhintu,
Ngaw tรช hnuaia siktui luang ri her her,
Tisa tuihalna namรชnlo chhรขwktu,
I nui thawm thangkhรขwk ri mawi tak nen chuan!
Suangtuahna khawvel ka chantรขwkah chuan,
Chutin ka duhtak chu ka fawp ลฃhin a,
Duat leh dim takin ka chul heuh heuh ลฃhin,
Chu chu ka duhtak chuan a hre si lo!
2.
KA THUP SENG SI LO !
I laka ka rilru puthmang, zeizia,
Ka thinlungin a vei dan zawng zawng che,
Mite’n an hriata an hmuh thiam loh nรขn,
Theihtawpin thup bo ka tum ลฃhin tak a!
Mahse, hrui lova tlรขng lawn tum ang hlauh,
Leilawn lova arsi lak tum ang,
Nang ka duhna che thup bo tum meuh chu,
Ka tรขn thil tih theih rual a lo ni lo!
Ka hmรชlin mi phatsan thuai thuai ลฃhin a,
Ka awmdan pawh a danglam zung zung ลฃhin,
Ka leili lamin min phatsan ลฃhin hi,
Ka duhna che thup rual loha tha tho!
Nitina ka chaw tui ber ni ta chu,
Engtin ni khat pawh ka nghei theih ang ni?
6/8/23
3.
A MOST WONDROUS DREAM
I dreamt a most wondrous dream,
A beautiful tune asked me,
‘Could you please make my pain go away?’
Simply i laid beside her and stroke her gently.
Hand in hand we laid together,
She whispered, ‘ Is this just a dream?’
Then i replied, ‘ No darling,
This is as real as it gets’
As i looked deep into her face,
I saw an angel looking back at me,
My pulsating heart beat faster and faster,
Then i softly kissed her cherry red lips!
It feels like tasting a heavenly manna,
Freshly made by the Creator himself,
Then i heard an ungodly thundering voice,
‘It’s time to wake up!’
(Ka mangah vawi thum ka hmu che tih i hriat loh ka duh
lo – 9/8/23)
4.
AT WAR
My sight and my heart are at mortal war,
For my sight loves what it sees,
While my heart object my sight’s desire,
Thus, a battle of conflict dwells in me!
What my sight sees, my heart doesn’t understand,
And when my heart detest my sight profoundly,
My sight rose with all her might to oppose,
And my mind is facing the greatest of war!
How can i make one of them a winner,
And the other one a sore loser,
Without hurting myself along the way,
Pray tell what course of action to choose?
A fairy maiden is my mortal folly,
An unpluck’d rose in a forbidden garden,
One who never bloom outside her garden,
And her flowery perfume never leave her garden.
A flower princess in her beautiful garden,
Shielded from men’s searching eyes,
Alas! appeared now before my sight,
Thus, force me into an unwinnable war!
10/7/23
5. KA DANGLAM LEH SI |HIN !
I hmรชl ka hmuh apianga ka thinphu,
Ka thunun rual loha phu dut dut ลฃhin,
Ka hnaivaia i lo kal apianga,
Ka taksa ลฃan mar รกt ลฃhin dante hi !
ลขawngkam nรชm tak nge chhanna vin tak zawk,
Mitmeng rum tak nge mitmei no tak zawk,
I hnen aลฃangin ka hmuh dรขwn tih,
Ngaihtuaha ka buai rรปk \hin dante hi !
Nang vanga ka nuna danglamna thleng,
Ka hriat thiam phรขk loh thilmak a ni si,
Engtin nge nang hmeichhe tรช tak tรช hian,
Heti taka mi khawih danglam theih ni?
Ka mitin nula a hawi tawh loh nรขn,
Lazai sรฎn hmangin ka mit ka ลฃhui tawh a,
Nang erawh chuan hmanrua reng thawh lovin,
Ka inven vena ber i chhat ta si !
Nang ang pangpรขr reng ka la tawng ngai lo,
D ka lo chhai ve ลฃhin tawhte pawhin,
Nang ang รชm hian min chhaih buai pha ngai lo,
Rim lunglรชn dan tur che ka haihchham si!
A chรขnga thinrimin ka thin a ur,
A chรขngin ka hlim veng veng lawi si ลฃhin,
Aw nang, buaina duhawm leh chimawm tรช,
Nang ang รชm hian tu ka la vei ngai lo !
8/8/23
6.
KHUA KA TLAI LUA EM NI ?
Aw ka duhtak, ngun takin mi en la,
Chรฎk takin mi han thlir nawn leh ลฃhin teh,
Keimahah hian hmuhhmaih reng nei suh la,
Kei paw’n engkim ka hrilh dรขwn tak che hi !
Ka lei kum chhiar tam tawhnate chuan,
Ka hmรชl mawina an ei chhe zo tawh a,
Kum tam ka lo hman liam tawhnate paw’n,
Ka pianhmang, lan dan an sawp chhiat tawh hi !
Tunah zawng, ka tituai mรขm tak \hin,
Ka vanglai mawina leh duhawmna nen,
รnna nei lo arsi ang an ni ta,
Nang hip tur hian chhuan tur ka nei tawh lo !
Ka vanglai nite khรขn lo tawng chein,
Mawina nen laitual ka lรชn laite khรขn,
Lo tawng che ilang zawng zam hauh lovin,
Ka han chhai lunglรชng thei tur che a nia !
Tunah erawh ka inkiltawih zo ta,
Nang nula thianghlim meuh han chhhai tur hian,
Hmachhuan tur engmah nei tawh si lo hian,
Ka duhna che erawh a zual zel si !
14/7/23
7. LEILUNG MAWITU DUHAWM !
Ngawi renga i mawina ka thlir ru ลฃhin,
Min hmu a nih chuan ngai haw lo nang che,
Inthlahrung tak chunga i duhawmna,
Ka thlir leh ลฃhin paw’n thinrim lo nang che !
Nang zawng, varลฃian ang maia thiang leh mawi,
Rawng mawi tak takte’n an chei mawi ang,
Lawng pu tรขna hmar arsi รชng mawi ang,
Cherry blossom ang maia tai duhawm !
I han lai kual vel hmuhnawm ka tihzia,
I hrilhhai hmรชl han duhawm chungchuanzia,
I meng val tap tap ลฃhinte nen lam hian,
Ka mit hian a thlir ning thei mawlh lo che !
Mahse, hla hril phuahtu laktlakloh ber,
Mahni rilru ang pawh puang chhuak thiam lo,
Ziakfung leklam kawnga mi themtlaw ber,
I pawi sawitu mai nih ka hlauhlel lo e !
17/7/23
8. I INTHLAHRUNG MAW ?
Inthlahrunna hrik chuan a man che maw?
Ka duhtak, ka lakah inkiltawih suh,
Ka neih engkim i ta an ni si a,
I tรขn engmah ui reng ka nei lo e !
Silhfen mawi leh \ha ber ber i phu a,
Incheina tlereuh mawi ber berte nen,
Hmangaihte tรขna ui nei lova fa chuan,
A duhtak tรขn ui reng a nei bik lo !
Ka pachhiatna erawh ka sit si a,
Ka phรขk chin hniam tak pawh ka ka lungten e,
Ka duhtak chu lal fanu ang taka,
Enkawla thuam mawi a phu hle si a !
1/8/23
(Dawr chhรปnga kan inbiak zuai hnu lรขwka ka phuah)
9.
TU NGE KA NIH ?
Beiseina chuan nรข taka phatsanin,
Beidawnna paw’n a kuangkuah tlat a,
Lungngaihna chuan a nghawngah zem tlatin,
Khawharna paw’n thimah a sal bet ta !
Hlimna chuan hnuchhawn ramah hnutchhiahin,
Lawmna paw’n ลฃahna ruamah tantirin,
Thutiam meuh pawhin a uire san a,
Hmangaihna paw’n a sawp zal ta si a !
A pindan ril berah inkhung chawtin,
Suangtuahna ram pilril viltu a ni,
Chu hmun chu a duhthlan zawng a ni lo,
Chhanchhuaktu a tawng lo a ni zawk si !
A hmรชl chu khaw dur vanglai tak ang mai,
A nui ri hriat tur a awm tawh ngai bawk lo,
Khawvel leh a hlimhlawp bawlna a hnawl a,
Hmun khawhar tak chu a chenna in pui !
Eng vanga chutia awm ta nge a nih ?
Hlimna nen ลฃhian ลฃha ber an nih ลฃhin nen,
Lawmna pawhin a hlatsan ngai loh kha,
Tunah erawh engkim a danglam ta !
Hmangaihna chuan nรข takin a hliam a,
Rรขwng taka phatsanin a hmelmรขk a,
Rinawmna paw’n a malmรขk ta si a,
Hmangaihna sal beh, a tihthรขngtlawm hnu !
28/7/23
10.
HMANGAIHNA KHUAHKHIRH !
Ka khawih phรขka awm ka khawih thiang si lo,
Ka ban phรขka awm, ka chul rem si lo,
Ka fawh phรขka awm, ka fawh thiang lo chu,
Ka thinlungin a vei ber a ni si !
Hringnun khawlhkham tak ka hmachhawn zet chu,
A chinfel dan reng ka hriat loh harsatna,
Tu hringfa chuan nge ka buaina thurรปk,
A tawnhriat kal tlanga mi hrilh thei awm ?
Hringnun chuan turnipui do daih dan,
Thlasik vin tรปk laka dam khawchhuah dan,
ลขapte ลฃahpui dan, lungngaite hnem dan,
Lรป sรปnte hnem dan nen lam mi zirtir tawh !
Mahse, leilung pangpรขr mawi leh duhawm,
Ka nun sik leh sa i her danglam dan,
I ngaia ka lunglรชnna tawrh dam dan,
Hringnun chuan mi lo la zirtir si lo !
A mi zir thiamtir lah ka duh hek lo,
Aw nang, ka hringnun tikhawlhkham nuamtu,
I tawnah zawng hmangaihna khawvela,
Zirlai laktlakloh ber nih ka nuam e !
7/6/23
(I chungchang thu ngaihtuaha ka ngaihtuahna a kal buai
รชm รชm ลฃhin laia ka phuah)
11.
A FLOWER PRINCESS
Pangpรขr huan lai taka pangpรขr mawi ber,
Pรขr tin tรขna an lal fanu duhawm,
Ze mawi tinreng nena pรขrvul ลฃhin chu,
Pangpรขr huan mawitu ber a ni si a !
En teh, ni thlรขr ang main a hmuhnawm,
Nipui vanglai tak anga \ha chiang chu,
Arkaiden zan ang maia no duhawm,
Ka mitin a thlir kham theih ngai loh chu !
Khuanu’n arsite รชnna hlipthlain,
Amah thuam mawi nรขn a hmang ta em ni ?
Van pawhin a thianghlimna thuam hlipin,
Ani chu a chei thianghlim ta em ni ?
Chuvang, ka duhtak thianghlimna hmaah,
Ka sualna leh fel lohna tinreng te,
Mi hang pa hnรขra lunghlu ลฃhibeh ang,
Aw, an va langsรขr mualpho si ลฃhin รชm !
Ka duhtak chuan a pรขr rimtui hmangin,
Mi han phuh rimtui seng seng se lang aw,
Ka lam hawiin pรขr han chhuah ลฃhin se zawng,
Ka lawmna tuifinriat a luangliam tur !
20/5/23
12.
I HRE SI LO !
Nang hmuh apiang chea fawh chรขkna che,
Ka thlir apiang chea chul chรขkna che,
Ka chhรปngrila inmรปng so bawrh bawrh ลฃhin,
Beng daih ka tum dan i hre si ลฃhin lo !
Ka hmรชla an lo lan chhuah hlau takin,
Ka chetze tinreng ka thunun ลฃhin a,
Hmuh chรขk chein ka tuihal reng ลฃhin a,
Awm ngaihna reng hre lovin ka buai ลฃhin !
Ka ลฃanga pawm tlei chรขkna che chuan,
Nรข takin nitin mi nawr buai ลฃhin a,
Duat taka hmangaih chรขkna che vangin,
Min dangtu dรขn ka bawhchhe ลฃhelh ลฃhelh ลฃhin !
Ka suangtuahnate chuan duhthawh takin,
Ka zalen hun tur min thlirtir ลฃhin a,
Nang nena kan hun hman dunna tur hmun,
Beiseinain mi thlir lรขwktir ลฃhin hi !
Chu hun duhthusam chu lo thleng ta se,
Ka duhthusam tih mi phalsak ang em?
Nge ni ka do rรขlah a chang zawk ang?
Ka duhtak chuan engmah a hre si lo !
12/7/23
13.
HMรLMA DUHAWM BER !
Hmangaihna chuan nรข taka mi hliamin,
Ka rilru leh taksa a sawp chau zo a,
Mi chak lo ber angin mi tlawm tawh si,
Hmangaihna erawh ka haw phal lul lo !
Mahse, hliama ka awm tawh ngai loh nรขn,
Ka thinlung kawngka ka kalh bur tawh a,
A velin kulh bang chhah tak ka hungin,
Vengtu sipai rinawm ka ruai ta bawk !
Mahse, leilunga pangpรขr mawi ber chuan,
Tha reng thawh lovin ka inhumhimna,
A kulh bangte lam i rawn sawi nghing a,
Min vengtu sipaite pawh an tlawm tak hi !
Ka thinlung ram i lakna hmanrua lah,
Indona hriamhreite an ni si lo,
I duhawmna leh hmรชl ลฃhatna pรขr mawi,
I thianghlimna nena ลฃangkawp an ni zawk si !
Ka tรขn chu hmรชlma duhawm lo do dan,
Lo hnar kir dan reng ka hre si lo a,
Lo do let ahnรชkin ka thinlung chuan,
Ani chu a duh ngawih ngawih zawk si a !
Aw nang, hmรชlma azawnga duhawm ber,
Ka thinlungin a vei dan che thurรปk,
Hre thiamin han hmu fiah thiam hlauh la zawng,
Ka lam hawiin i seih ve ngei ka ring !
9/7/23
4.
KHAWIAH NGE I AWM ?
Ni khat liamin, ni hnih lai a ral ta,
Ni thum lai liamin engmah a thleng si lo,
I hmรชl ka hmuh lohna ni liamtate hi,
Thlasik vanglai ang maiin an tawrhhlelhawm !
I hmรชl hmuh loh vanga ka khawharna,
Nang hmuh loh vanga ka nun khaw ram chu,
Thlalera hnim buk ลฃo ri re ang leh,
Thlasik laia thing hnah tlakawlh ang mai !
Ka hmuh loh rei poh che leh ka nunah,
Khawharna mak tak a lo thleng ลฃhin a,
Keimaha phurna a bo thuai ลฃhin a,
Hnuchhawn rama cheng ang mai ka ni ลฃhin !
Eng chuan nge mi mawlh khawlo zo ta a,
Nang ngaia ka van tak ruai ลฃhin ni le?
Chรปn chawi loh hrai iangin ka van ruai a,
Hmuh che tumin ka mit ka lรชn ruai ลฃhin !
12/7/23
(Kรขr khat chhรปngin i hmรชl ka hmu mumal lo. Khawiah nge
i awm ang a, eng nge i tih ang tih ngaihtuah reng rengin ni ka chhiar liam laia
ka phuah a ni e)
15.
EXTRA POEM
Khuanu faka mipui pungkhawm zinga’n,
Vantirhkoh ang maia duhawm nula,
Kawrfual hring ลฃiala inthuam ka hmu e,
Thla bial vanglai ang maia duhawm chu !
A ke ลฃhiah vur anga var no chรชk chu,
A hmรชl ang maiin an no nalh si a,
A kareh, hnรขr ngul leh a mitmeng chuan,
Van mite an iang ka ti hle si a !
(13/8/23 – Pathian ni zing
inkhawmah kawrfual hring, high heels nena i rawn inthuam ka hmuh ni che a i
duhawmzia kha ka mitthlaa’n a reh thei tawh ngai lo ang)