The Old Main in June
State College in Summer
Ramadhan a long fast
Only faith will last
My family was with me in State College when I was at Penn State. A very dear friend, Mr. Summers shall be in our fond memory forever.
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.
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Dear Hal,
The poetic finesse is very much evident here. You could draw on Summer as a season and Mr Summer as a person and connected the two. This is what makes it a unique poetry of quality. Others don't have that advantage of knowing a Mr Summer.It takes poetic finesse to remember and expolit the facts. Brilliant!
Hank
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