Night Time in the Mountains

By Chairil Anwar, 1946

I wonder: Is it this moon that makes
the cold, makes the houses pallid and freezes the forest?

This is the first time I’ve been so completely able to respond
to the desire: Hey, there’s a little kid playing tips
with her shadow!

Pantja Raja, No. 1 Vol. 2, 15 Nov 1946, p. 482.