Welcome to Kiyanti2008 Weblog. My name is Lois. I was born and raised on the Island of Java…and I am married to an Australian and have been living here in this Great Southern Land for many years of my life. I love writing, gardening, bonsai growing and bushwalking. I enjoy my solitude time… It is when I find [...]
Archive for August, 2008
The White Javan Tiger
Posted in Short Story, tagged Short Story, The White Javan Tiger, Writing on August 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Specially written for a precious wild animal.
The rugged terrain of the dense tropical rain forest is rough and dark. Giant banyan trees dominate the scene with their big gnarled, clawed like roots. The undergrowths are intermingled with the dangling air roots of the majestic trees. Almost impenetrable by sunlight, the leaf debris covered ground is [...]
Blackboy Grasstree
Posted in Poems, tagged Blackboy Grasstree, Poem on August 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A Sonnet
Myriad of creamy spikes rising from dead
Proudly growing from charred burnt bodies
Strangely adorn spiky green grass like head
Blackboy flowers bloom after fire tragedies
Awakened by thick smoke and searing heat
Blackboys’ battle for survival comes to life
Ash rich soil is exactly what they need
They are now showing their beauty and strive
Brilliant and vivid, fluffy spikes grow [...]



