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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=522161" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>A bullock cart from Malacca</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Long and winding road<br>with patches and holes<br>The holes which sometimes<br>turned into small ponds, <br>every time<br>after a heavy downpour<br>You can no longer smell the tar<br>on a hot burning day<br>The road was too old<br>even the town council named it<br>the road to cemetery<br>A rural town<br>occupied by <br>Malay farmers, <br>rubber tapers<br>and pensioners<br>living in kampong</div><div style="margin:10px 0">An enormous green paddy field <br>spreaded in the middle, <br>next to the road<br>Sandwiched by villager’s<br>Meranti wooden Atap houses.<br>To get to the town<br>walk your way<br>cycling<br>don’t miss the bus<br>or you have to wait<br>for another hour to get one<br>(you can take a pirate taxis that operate in odd hours) <br>Small streams crossed<br>at the center of the rice fields<br>The streams that supplied enough<br>fresh water fishes<br>for the villagers to consume<br>Vegetables are grown<br>like mushrooms<br>covering most of front and backyards<br>Fruits farm aplenty and became<br>local delights<br>whenever the season comes</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Every house had their well, <br>as deep as 10 meter<br>with cold fresh water<br>being channeled from the nearby hills<br>The vast green land<br>were also scattered<br>with cows, goats, sheeps and buffalos<br>owned by the villagers.<br>In the evening<br>images of small kids<br>riding on buffalo's back<br>on the way to their homes<br>is a typical scene, <br>which needs to be captured<br>on films<br>for nostalgic reasons.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">In the misty morning<br>where dawn had just breakout<br>villagers throwing<br>dried corns, <br>rice to the grounds<br>hungry poultry<br>feeds their way through.<br>School going kids<br>walked 3 miles to school, <br>cutting through plantations, <br>paddy field<br>for the shorten route.<br>The sound of azan<br>(calls for prayers five times a day required by Muslims) <br>Echoed from the surau and mosque, <br>could be heard across the village.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>To own a vehicle is luxury<br>Bullock cart (wagon pulled by cows) <br>Was used in redundant<br>ferrying firewood, <br>rice sacks, <br>for shipment <br>to the town<br>sometimes ferrying villagers<br>to attend weddings<br>in the neighborhood<br>or just a bunch of cheerful kids<br>who like to have a ride<br>around the kampong.<br>I remembered<br>I was having a great time<br>taking a ride on this bullock cart<br>owned by grandfather, <br>going to town<br>whenever I paid him a visit. <br>I was 8 years old<br>Riding the time of my life<br>Befriended the bulls<br>Bonded <br>And sacred</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Well, no matter how far I traveled<br>Having to live in big cities<br>Like London and New York, <br>The reminiscent of being part of kampong’s folk<br>riding the Bullock Cart<br>will still and forever (which I hope) <br>stayed remains in my mind<br>Thanks folks<br>for the memories.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Sulaiman+Mohd+Yusof">Sulaiman Mohd Yusof</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=522161" data-title="A bullock cart from Malacca de Sulaiman Mohd Yusof" data-description="Long and winding road with patches and holes The holes which sometimes turned into small ponds, every time after a heavy downpour You can no longer smell the tar on a hot burning day The road was too old even the town council named it the road to..."></div> </div> </div>
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