Judul Puisi. : MERDEKA <br />Pencipta Puisi : Buana KS <br />Judul Antologi : Perjalanan Merdeka <br /> Antologi Puisi Internasional <br />Penulis. : Buana KS dkk <br />Penebit Buku : Penebar Media Pustaka <br />Tahun Terbit : 2020 <br /> <br />MERDEKA <br /> <br />Masih tercium bau darah pertempuran itu <br />pada pucuk-pucuk rerumputan di bawah temaram rembulan pucat <br /> <br />bumi ini enggan melupakan derap langkah terseok memanggul <br />kematian prajurit tak bernama <br /> <br />seberapa jauh kemerdekaan yang di buru perjuangan ini <br />kotakota beton sibuk bersolek berpondasi kapitalisme <br />petani kehilangan perkakas, tanah tak lagi wangi <br /> <br />di sudut bangunan berkakuan, lapangan gersang <br />bocahbocah lugu menari menyanyi, bermain bahagia <br />tanpa beban bergelantungan di kepala <br />inilah kemerdekaan sebenarnya kukira <br /> <br />Muara Bungo, 01 Agustus 2019 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />INDEPENDENT <br /> <br />There was still the smell of battle blood <br />in the tops of grass below the dim pale moonlight <br /> <br />the earth is reluctant to forget the stumbling steps shouldered <br />unnamed warrior death <br /> <br />how far independence is in the pursuit of this struggle <br />Concrete cities are busy preying on capitalism <br />farmers lose tools, the soil is no longer fragrant <br /> <br />in a corner of a stiff building, an arid field <br />innocent boy dancing singing, playing happily <br />without the burden hanging on the head <br />this is actual independence I suppose <br /> <br />Muara Bungo. August 1, 2019