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Gamelan Poems - Poems about Gamelan


Echoes of Chains A Poem on Colonization in Malaysia
... Once, the rivers ran free and bold, Through emerald lands, rich with gold. Mountains whispered to the sky, Under the watchful, sovereign eye. Then came ships with foreign flags, Tongues of s......

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Categories: gamelan, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Balinese Bride
...Captivating scents, in delicate layers Ylang ylang , Jasmine and Tuberose flowers Sandlewood, Frangipaini, Lilies and Rose the fragrance of love in a scene so close. Gamelan percussion for th......

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Categories: gamelan, beauty, culture, wife,
Form: Rhyme



The Island of Gods
...Worship dance blared fulfilled the stroke of sunset The beauty of heavenly panoramic captivate the admiration in depth Gratify the devotees whose hunger for the sublimity of art Even breezes kindly ......

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Categories: gamelan, holiday, nature, sea, travel,
Form: Free verse
Java Blood
...I may speak like I’ve lost my identity I may look like I’ve ignored my ideology But in this body, a Javanese blood is moving swiftly There is a deep bond, hard to be disregarded The tradition ......

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Categories: gamelan, urbanmusic, may, music,
Form: Free verse
A Letter From Indonesia
...Dear Home: Please forgive my departure, silent and without warning, like the simmering warmth of mountain springs that bubble, unexpected, in the pale tropic light of morning. I am now straddl......

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Categories: gamelan, imagination, nature, places, light,
Form: Rhyme




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