A Dream

I had a dream a few nights ago

I was still a kid in Bintangor

The Rejang River was in high tide

My delight I could not hide.

 

Stripped down to my cotton pants

I raced to the river bank

Into the river I dived

Piercing through the water like a knife.

 

Swimming in the river were my buddies

As well as some neighbourhood young ladies

Who were wrapped in their colourful sarongs

Innocent fun from a time long gone.

 

Woke up with a start

A deep sense of longing in my heart

Those carefree days of childhood

Really put me in a nostalgic mood.