Today is day 21, P#180 of Haiku Heights. "Glory".
Merdeka the Call
Shouts were heard on the Padang
That Night of Glory
The Crowd was frenzy
We were proud to see our flag
Rising high slowly
On Selangor Padang
We waited for the moment
Of Independence
I was at my grand-mother's house listening to Radio Malaya where I heard my Uncle's voice giving an emotional commentary on the flag-raising ceremony as the clock struck twelve midnite 31st August 1957. It was a historic moment I shall never forget.
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.
2 comments:
Dear Hal,
Great haiku set. There's even some rhyming that makes for more fun. Whose the Uncle by the way.
Hank
It was my late uncle Hashim Amir Hamzah. He was not supposed to be the commentator on duty, but he took over from his colleague who fell sick on that day.
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