Our honour, the flag
Testy times on eastern front
Defend our border
Too lax in the past
They came in and out easy
Now it exploded
It is rather sad
Precious lives put on the line
Wake up call is now
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,
Fantastic haiku!I had anticipated this and it is now here. I can see the PDBond/MLoh heritage very clearly. The right word at the right place, how nice! You can dish out a haiku every other day to make up for lost times, it now seems. It's certainly not a problem, why? Wiki is always there for ideas. I like writing poetry as it's a personal challenge. My feel is you're already getting it also. Welcome to the club of prolific writers. I need not look for any other s/p'tners! Wow..wee Great!
Hank
Dear Hank,
I owe it to you for guiding me to Wiki. Otherwise I would be groping for ideas. Thanks a zillion to you.
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