Tuesday, March 5, 2013

C A N T I N G*




I also melted together
hot wax on top of the blue flame
the fire
I want to be a peacock
and butterflies that breathes
breath, flapping wings
perched on delicate silk cloths
perpetuate miss
I want to blossom
to share flowers
fragrances and stories on sheet
ballad sheet when the hand
all guided batik
motherless soul confirmed canting
in the form of language


Pekalongan - Indonesia, 1974 – 1986

*canting: tool to make ‘batik’ --traditional cloth in Java







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