On a moonlit night
Standing alone on seashore
Yearning of bygone days
It is a small village in the kecamatan of Tambusai, Kabupaten Rokan Hulu in the Province of Riau, Sumatra. During the Padri Wars of 1830's , Tuanku Tambusai (aka known as Fakeh Hj Muhammad Salleh ) fought the Dutch forces together with Imam Bonjol and Tuanku Rao in West Sumatra and in Northern Sumatra .The last defence was in Benteng 7 Lapis,Daludalu which fell in 1838. He escaped capture and came to Malaya. He was buried in Rasah in 1882.
1 comment:
Dear Hal,
It gives a nostalgic feel of long gone happenings affecting someone, now just memories.
Go for it! This a great haiku
Hank
P/S Am seeing mind movements of the poetic streak!
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