FOR MY BABY BOY

          CERITA UNTUKMU, ANAKKU…

Two tiny feet,

That wave in the air...

Two tiny hands,

That tug at your hair..

And an adorable little face,

A bundle of joy to love & embrace.

A cute baby boy

To cuddle and squeeze,

To pamper and play with

And bounce on your knees...

Tiny fingers, tiny toes

Little itty bitty clothes.

Teddy bears and smiles of joy

Oh! my gosh its a little boy.

Two little feet, ten little toes,

Leave their impressions today.

Soon they will wear two little shoes,

And be running and jumping at play.

Two little feet, too little time,

Before they are walking to school,

Kicking a rock, or skipping a rope,

Wading a puddle or jumping a pool.

Two little feet, One little child,

Will soon go their own way,

But footprints in my mind recall,

They stood here yesterday.

Someday I'll jump through puddles,

Take a stroll or run a race.

Someday I'll walk across the street,

Or maybe walk in space,

Someday I'll scale a mountain,

Or I'll join a ballet corps.

Someday I'll walk a tightrope,

Or explore the ocean floor.

Someday these feet will do some things,

That only heaven knows,

But for today they're happy

Just to wiggle all their toes.

You were six months old and full of fun,

With a blink of an eye, you suddenly were 1..

There were many things we were going to do,

But I turned my head and you turned two...

At two, you were very dependent on me,

But independence took over when you were three...

Your third birthday, another year I tried to ignore,

But when I lit the candles there weren't 3, but four...

Four was the year that you really thrived,

Why, look at you now, you're already five...

Now you are ready for books and rules,

This is the year that you go to school...

The big day came; you were anxious to go,

We walked to the bus, going oh so slow...

As you climbed aboard and waved goodbye,

I felt a lump in my throat and a tears stung my eyes...

Time goes so fast, its hard to believe,

That yesterday you were home here with me...

And tomorrow when the bus brings you home &
you jump to the ground

You'll be wearing your cap and graduation gown...

So I'm holding on to these moments as hard as I can,

Because the next time I look,

I'll be seeing a grown man!

 

Dedicated to Syahdan, my wonderful son on his 5^th birthday

 

Rasa sakit itu tak seberapa, masih bisa kutahan…

Meski nyawa taruhannya, aku rela…

Semua demi kamu, sayang…

Perlahan-lahan darah pun mulai berucuran,

mengalir membasahi sepasang pahaku.

Tapi tak mengapa, semua demi kamu sayang….

Kata mereka, sakit itu sebuah proses.

Tapi bagiku, sakit itu sebuah kenikmatan tak terkira

Demi menyambut kehadiranmu…

Ya Allah…

Sakit itu semakin menjadi-jadi, tak terperikan rasanya…

Kontraksi berkali-kali, pinggangku terasa nyaris putus!

Peluhku bercucuran, serasa antara hidup dan mati

Namun aku takkan pernah berteriak kesakitan!

Aku harus berjuang!

Dan aku akan tetap berjuang!

Semua itu terasa pantas, harga yang pantas!

Demi kamu yang tlah kunanti-nati setelah sekian lama,

9 bulan 10 hari dirimu berada dalam diriku…

Semua kita lewati bersama-sama, suka dan duka

Belahan hatiku nan setia…

Dan inilah saatmu, saatku…

Mari berjuanglah bersamaku, sayang…

LAA ILLAHA ILLALLAH…

ALLAHU AKBAR…!!!

Dan kau pun lahir…

Pekik dan jeritan tangismu buatku haru biru,

Tak sanggup menahan tangis dan mengucap syukur pada Illahi…

Nak, selamat datang ke dunia ini…

Semoga kau slalu ingat dengan janji yang kau genggam terhadap Allah…

Janji yang kau genggam dalam kepalan tanganmu saat kau lahir…

Ingatlah hal itu, Nak…

Dan…

Hari ini, hari jadimu sayang…

This is your day…

HAPPY ON 5^th BIRTHDAY, LOVELY SON…
Doa Bunda slalu menyertaimu, Sayang...
I LOVE YOU, SON...

(05/03/06 — 05/03/11)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Padang, 05 Maret 20011