Rajesh Sharma’s Selected Bilingual Poems Translated by Leni Marlina: “THE RISING OF PHOENIX”
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English Version
Baca juga: Convection Effect - Home Heating
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From the Ashes to the Words
Poem by Rajesh Sharma
Baca juga: Timothee Bordenave 's Bilingual Poems Translated by Leni Marlina: "HUMBLE BE"
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From the ashes of the thought wordsarise
From the silence of the heart my Poetry rise
I wrote in smoke what I couldn’t say
And watched the dark turn into day
I buried dreams where no one looked
Counted scars like books I’ve cooked
The world said “hush”, I learned to roar
In ink, in fire, forevermore
No crown was given, none was lent
I built my name on what I meant
If pain could burn, then let it burn
From loss I learn, from ash I turn
So read me when your night feels long
I’m proof that silence makes a song
A phoenix doesn’t beg for the sky
It writes them, and then learns to fly
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India, 2026
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Be Her Choice Not a Burden
Poem by Rajesh Sharma
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Hold her hand, but let her wings fly
If she stays it is love it not it’s a goodbye
The love you beg, is a love that’s gone
The love that’s free has to be the one
She didn’t leave because she didn’t Love
Left because, you never did prove
Love is a dance, not a fight
Which has to stay everyday and night.
Don’t chase the heart that doesn’t align
Let go, and let love find its rhythm again
In silence, find your inner peace
And let her go, if that’s what she seeks
In love’s vast space, don’t be a plea
Be the calm wave, let her be the sea
If she returns, it’s a gift to cherish
If not, the love already did vanish.
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India, 2026
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The Page I Wanna Be
Poem by Rajesh Sharma
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Tomorrow I may fade to just a name,
A quiet line you don’t claim.
An old page folded, out of view,
A story that was me and you.
But when the nights grow long and grey,
And loneliness begins to stay,
I hope my words come back to mind,
A page you search for, soft and kind.
Remember laughs that filled the air,
Those late-night talks, the way we’d care.
If thinking of them brings a smile,
Then loving you was all worthwhile.
Together or apart, it’s true,
Each moment spent was made of you.
So let me be the page you keep,
The one your heart returns to sleep.
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India, 2026
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The Phoenix Rising
Poem by Rajesh Sharma
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I burned in silence,
Ash in places where I was light once.
They called it an end game,
I called it fuel for my name.
Every scar, a feather.
Every fall, a spark.
I searched and did gather
From the dark.
No more asking to be seen,
No more waiting to listen.
From the smoke I built my wings,
From the pain I found my words.
Watch me rise and shine
Not to prove, but to be shown .
Not the old me,
But the fire that set me free.
The phoenix doesn’t beg for skies,
Rather it makes the skies.
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India, 2026
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Bloom, Shine and Get Crowned
Poem by Rajesh Sharma
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Flowers don’t chase butterflies,
Kings don’t need followers.
When it’s time, the flower gets blooming,
True resolve will crown the king.
When the flower blooms in morning light,
With petals wide and colors bright,
The butterflies return in flight,
Drawn to the honey, pure and right.
No call was sent, no word was said,
No begging tears, no paths were led.
They left when the green began to fade,
But sweetness brings them back instead.
So when a man begins to rise,
With a sharpened mind and clearer eyes,
The ones who walked and said goodbyes,
Return like winds to open skies.
For growth’s a bloom none can deny,
A silent roar, a fearless cry.
You do not chase. You learn to fly,
Those who left return to ask you why.
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India, 2026
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Still Chose to Bloom
Poem by Rajesh Sharma
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Even the most beautiful souls
are shaped by pain, carved deep.
Yet still through cracks the flower grows
roots hold firm where waters weep.
They bend beneath the weight of grief,
but breaking isn’t in their vow.
Storms may strip each tender leaf,
still they find the sun somehow.
Scarred, but never made of stone,
they wear their wounds like silver thread.
From every hurt, a seed was sown
and from that dark, new colors spread.
So call it pain, or call it art:
the heart that bleeds can still impart
a bloom that only broken heart
can raise from ashes to restart.
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India, 2026
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About the Poet: Rajesh Sharma
Rajesh Sharma is a poet from Telangana, India. He authored an English Poetry book entitled “Hey Honey”. Many of his poems have been published in various international anthologies. He works as a Junior Assistant in ZPHS B SHAYAMPET SCHOOL in Hanumakonda District of Telangana State, INDIA. Rajesh Rasma is prolific poets in ACC Shanghai Huifeng International Community (ACC SHILA), Poetry Pen International Community (PPIC) & PPIPM – India.
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About the Translator— Leni Marlina
Leni Marlina is an Indonesian poet, writer, translator, and lecturer in the English Department, Faculty of Languages and Arts, at Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia since 2006. Her creative and scholarly work spans poetry, fiction, essays, literary criticism, translation, and literacy studies. Among her recent publications are the bilingual poetry collections The Beloved Teachers (2025) and L-BEAUMANITY: Love, Beauty, and Humanity (2026). In addition to poetry, Marlina writes short fiction, essays, literary criticism, and reviews, while also translating literary and journalistic texts for national and international digital platforms. Alongside her academic career, she is actively involved in literary journalism and literacy advocacy. She serves as a writer, contributor, editor, and editorial board member for SAN Media Group—including Suara Anak Negeri News, Suara Anak Negeri, and Negeri News—where she publishes literary works, essays, articles, and reports on education, literature, culture, and humanitarian issues. These platforms share a common mission: “Giving Voice to Those Who Cannot Speak.” Marlina is also the founder and chairperson of several international literary and literacy communities, including PPIPM-Indonesia, Poetry Pen International Community (PPIC), Littalk-C Literary Talk Community, Translation Practice Community (Trans-PC), and the World Children’s Literature Community (WCLC). She is also an active member of several professional writers organizations, including SatuPena West Sumatra and PLS. Since 2012 she has been affiliated with the Victorian Writers Centre in Australia, and since 2024 has also been a member of the Shanghai Huifeng International Literary Association (ACC SHILA).
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Indonesian Version
Kumpulan Puisi Dwibahasa Karya Rajesh Sharma – Penerjemah Leni Marlina: “Kebangkitan Sang Burung Phoenix”
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DARI ABU MENJELMA KATA
(Judul Asli: “From the Ashes to the Words”)
Puisi: Rajesh Sharma
Penerjemah (Inggris – Indonesia): Leni Marlina
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Dari abu pikiran kata-kata bangkit
Dari keheningan hati puisiku bangkit
Kutulis dalam asap apa yang tak bisa kukatakan
Dan kulihat kegelapan berubah menjadi siang
Kukubur mimpi di tempat tak seorang pun melihat
Menghitung bekas luka bagai buku yang kuhitung pekat
Dunia berkata “diam”, aku belajar mengaum
Dalam tinta, dalam api, untuk selamanya meranum
Tiada mahkota diberikan, tiada pula dipinjamkan
Kubangun namaku di atas apa yang kuartikan
Jika rasa sakit bisa membakar,
biarlah ia membakar
Dari kehilangan aku belajar,
dari abu aku berpendar
Maka bacalah aku saat malammu terasa panjang
Akulah bukti kesunyian melahirkan senandung gemilang
Seekor phoenix tak pernah mengemis langit terang
Ia menulisnya,
lalu belajar untuk terbang
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India, 2026
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LEMBARAN TEMPAT AKU INGIN SINGGAH
(Judul Asli: “The Page I Wanna Be””)
Puisi: Rajesh Sharma
Penerjemah (Inggris – Indonesia): Leni Marlina
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Esok aku mungkin memudar menjadi sekadar nama,
Sebaris bait sunyi yang tak kau akui di dalam dada.
Sebuah halaman usang terlipat,
tak terlihat pandangan,
Sebuah kisah yang dulu adalah aku dan kau dalam kenangan.
Namun saat malam tumbuh panjang dan kelam,
Dan kesepian mulai menetap di dalam malam,
Kuharap kata-kataku kembali ke dalam benak,
Halaman yang kau beri tanda,
lembut dan tak semarak.
Ingatlah gelak tawa yang memenuhi udara,
Bincang larut malam itu, cara kita menjaga.
Jika memikirkannya membawa senyum di bibirmu,
Maka mencintaimu adalah hal berharga padu.
Terpisah atau bersama, itu adalah kenyataan,
Setiap detik yang dihabiskan tercipta dari dirimu tatanan.
Maka biarkan aku menjadi halaman yang kau simpan,
Tempat hatimu kembali untuk tidur dalam angan.
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India, 2026
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KEBANGKITAN SANG BURUNG PHOENIX
(Judul Asli: “The Phoenix Rising”)
Puisi: Rajesh Sharma
Penerjemah (Inggris – Indonesia): Leni Marlina
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Aku terbakar dalam kesunyian,
Abu di tempat aku pernah menjadi cahaya sekian.
Mereka menyebutnya akhir dari permainan,
Kupanggil itu bahan bakar bagi namaku di masa depan.
Setiap bekas luka, sehelai bulu sayap.
Setiap kejatuhan, sebuah percikan api senyap.
Kucari dan kukumpulkan
Dari dalam kegelapan.
Tiada lagi meminta untuk dilihat,
Tiada lagi menanti untuk didapat.
Dari asap kubangun sayapku megah,
Dari rasa sakit kutemukan kata-kataku terarah.
Saksikan aku bangkit dan bersinar
Bukan untuk membuktikan, tapi untuk ditebarkan pendar.
Bukan lagi aku yang lama,
Tapi api yang membebaskan jiwa.
Seekor phoenix tak mengemis angkasa,
Melainkan ia menciptakan langitnya.
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India, 2026
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MEKAR, BERSINAR, DAN RAIH MAHKOTA
(Judul Asli: Bloom, Shine and Get Crowned)
Puisi: Rajesh Sharma
Penerjemah (Inggris – Indonesia): Leni Marlina
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Bunga-bunga tak mengejar kupu-kupu,
Para raja tak butuh pengikut tentu.
Saat waktunya tiba, bunga mulai mekar,
Tekad sejati yang menyematkan mahkota berbinar.
Saat bunga mekar dalam cahaya pagi,
Dengan kelopak lebar dan warna berseri,
Kupu-kupu kembali dalam penerbangan kemari,
Tertarik pada madu, murni dan sejati.
Tiada panggilan dikirim, tiada kata terucap,
Tiada ratapan iba, tiada jalan tersingkap.
Mereka pergi saat warna hijau mulai pudar,
Namun kemanisan membawa mereka pulang berbinar.
Maka saat seorang manusia mulai bangkit berdiri,
Dengan pikiran tajam dan mata jernih berseri,
Mereka yang dulu pergi dan mengucapkan selamat tinggal,
Kembali bagai angin ke langit lepas kekal.
Sebab pertumbuhan adalah mekar yang tak terbantahkan,
Raungan sunyi, jeritan keberanian tanpa ketakutan.
Kau tidak mengejar.
Kau belajar terbang,
Mereka yang pergi kembali bertanya dengan bimbang.
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India, 2026
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SENANTIASA MEMILIH UNTUK BERSEMI
(Judul Asli: “Still Chose to Bloom”)
Puisi: Rajesh Sharma
Penerjemah (Inggris – Indonesia): Leni Marlina
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Bahkan jiwa-jiwa paling indah di dunia
Dibentuk oleh rasa sakit, dipahat dalam duka.
Namun lewat retakan bunga tetap tumbuh mekar
Akar kokoh berdiri di tempat air mata berpendar.
Mereka membungkuk di bawah beban kesedihan,
Namun menyerah bukanlah bagian dari sumpah ikatan.
Badai boleh merenggut setiap daun rapuh,
Namun mereka tetap menemukan matahari utuh.
Penuh bekas luka, namun tak terbuat dari batu,
Mereka mengenakan luka bak benang perak bermutu.
Dari setiap luka, benih ditanamkan
Dan dari gelap itu, warna baru disebarkan.
Maka sebutlah itu rasa sakit, atau sebutlah seni:
Hati yang berdarah masih dapat memberi melodi
Bunga yang hanya bisa oleh hati patah dibentuk
Bangkit dari abu untuk memulai hidup.
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India, 2026
