“Conscience of Humanity (Part 1): Roots of Writing the Sky”: Poetry Collection by Leni Marlina (PPIPM-Indonesia, Poetry-Pen IC, Indonesian Writer of Satu Pena, Indonesian Creator of the Era AI, West Sumatra Literacy Community, ASM, ACC SHILA) ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
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Conscience of Humanity: Roots of Writing the Sky
Poem by Leni Marlina
[PPIPM-Indonesia, Poetry-Pen IC, Indonesian Writer of Satu Pena, Indonesian Creator of the Era AI, West Sumatra Literacy Community, ASM, ACC SHILA]
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Beneath this shared earth,
roots rise to write the sky—
not in visible ink,
but in the invisible script of conscience.
Each knot holds a story
unburnable by flame,
inscribed in the language
only the soul remembers.
We—those who read with spirit—
know what towers
is not mere wood and leaf,
but the awareness
that light cannot be imprisoned
by the scaffolding of power.
Padang, West Sumatra, INDONESIA, April 2025
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The Sincere – The Sprouting Ones
Poem by Leni Marlina
[PPIPM-Indonesia, Poetry-Pen IC, Indonesian Writer of Satu Pena, Indonesian Creator of the Era AI, West Sumatra Literacy Community, ASM, ACC SHILA]
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No loud voice is needed
to defend the truth.
Even falling leaves
embrace the earth
with silent nobility.
On the fine line
between darkness and dawn,
history breathes—
like dew awaiting morning
without forcing the light.
Pens may alter dates,
erase names,
reshape stories
as if wounds never lived.
But time—
is the faithful sentinel.c
It rushes not,
yields to no ambition,
and quietly gathers
the grains left unwritten.
Truth, though veiled and exiled,
remains faithful—
not fighting falsehood with blades,
but with resolve
that grows trees of meaningc
from lands once mercilessly trampled.
And someday,
when seasons are ripe,
those quiet blossoms
will bloom in the garden of understanding—
not to name the guilty or the just,
but to show
that sincerity forever sprouts.
Padang, West Sumatra, INDONESIA, April 2025
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Heartbeats Beyond Clocks
Poem by Leni Marlina
[PPIPM-Indonesia, Poetry-Pen IC, Indonesian Writer of Satu Pena, Indonesian Creator of the Era AI, West Sumatra Literacy Community, ASM, ACC SHILA]
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Clocks tick—
but truth breathes
in chests untouched by numbers.
It flows gently,
beyond brass and regimen.
We are time slowed,
so we do not lose meaning.
Our steps are not hurried,
but inscribe significance
upon a world weary
from history’s chasing shadows.
Padang, West Sumatra, INDONESIA, April 2025
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Not Every Book Is Published
Poem by Leni Marlina
[PPIPM-Indonesia, Poetry-Pen IC, Indonesian Writer of Satu Pena, Indonesian Creator of the Era AI, West Sumatra Literacy Community, ASM, ACC SHILA]
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Not every book finds print.
Some linger in morning air,
in dew never cited by media.
They hold the most honest truths—
tales of quiet souls
absent from speeches.
We read them with breath,
not eyes.
We fold their pages
into the chambers of our spirit—
so one day,
humanity may learn
that truth grows like moss—
slowly, stubbornly,
unburnable.
Padang, West Sumatra, INDONESIA, April 2025
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The Bird Nesting in Our Chest
Poem by Leni Marlina
[PPIPM-Indonesia, Poetry-Pen IC, Indonesian Writer of Satu Pena, Indonesian Creator of the Era AI, West Sumatra Literacy Community, ASM, ACC SHILA]
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There is a bird
born not to fly,
but to nest
within the human chest.
It sings not in shouts,
but stirs the air
of every quiet room.
We nurture peace—
not from weakness,
but from knowing:
peace is no gift,
but a lifelong labor
of hearts
that seek no spotlight.
Padang, West Sumatra, INDONESIA, April 2025
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Fractures Become Light
Poem by Leni Marlina
[PPIPM-Indonesia, Poetry-Pen IC, Indonesian Writer of Satu Pena, Indonesian Creator of the Era AI, West Sumatra Literacy Community, ASM, ACC SHILA]
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The old mirror cracked.
But through that fracture,
light found passage.
Cracks are not ruin,
but doorways—
for conscience
to escape echo’s prison.
We stand before them
without blame,
without finger-pointing.
We only wish to see
a reflection of the future
that does not steal
from the past,
but greets it
with honesty and grace.
Padang, West Sumatra, INDONESIA, April 2025
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We, the Light That Does Not Fade
Poem by Leni Marlina
[PPIPM-Indonesia, Poetry-Pen IC, Indonesian Writer of Satu Pena, Indonesian Creator of the Era AI, West Sumatra Literacy Community, ASM, ACC SHILA]
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We are not hands that seek to topple.
We are whispers that nourish.
Not for triumph—
but because truth
is the only path
that leaves no wounds behind.
As long as we choose
to live with compassion,
speak with patience,
and touch with tenderness,
we are weaving
a poem of the world
that will not vanish—
even as seasons change
and history is rewritten
again and again.
Padang, West Sumatra, INDONESIA, April 2025
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Before Words Became Wounds
Poem by Leni Marlina
[PPIPM-Indonesia, Poetry-Pen IC, Indonesian Writer of Satu Pena, Indonesian Creator of the Era AI, West Sumatra Literacy Community, ASM, ACC SHILA]
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In the clefts not yet named,
before words were shaped into wounds,
the world was but a murmur
trying to remember its own breath.
We—never born to judge—
chose a silence that nurtures,
like roots threading stone,
still drawing water from within.
Not to prove truth,
but to keep hope
from being scorched
by the greed of time.
For the deepest love
never demands to be heard—
it simply waits,
a place one can return to.
Padang, West Sumatra,
INDONESIA, April 2025
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Between Dust and the Chest
Poem by Leni Marlina
[PPIPM-Indonesia, Poetry-Pen IC, Indonesian Writer of Satu Pena, Indonesian Creator of the Era AI, West Sumatra Literacy Community, ASM, ACC SHILA]
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There is a place no map records—
between the dust swept by wind
and the chest still holding
the breath of the forgotten.
We do not go there to save,
but to remember:
not all wounds ask to be healed—
some only long
to be held with tenderness.
For true humanity is not found
in who stands right,
but in who can become soil
for those who fall.
Padang, West Sumatra,
INDONESIA, April 2025
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The Most Patient Seed
Poem by Leni Marlina
[PPIPM-Indonesia, Poetry-Pen IC, Indonesian Writer of Satu Pena, Indonesian Creator of the Era AI, West Sumatra Literacy Community, ASM, ACC SHILA]
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The most patient seed grows
in soil that never asked for it,
drinks light from ruin,
rises as a silent tree
offering shade
without questioning your origin.
We are not a season,
but the hush between rain and longing—
not a hand that accuses,
but dew that touches wounds
with a patience no coin can buy.
For peace, in its truest form,
needs no spotlight—
only a field
willing to receive.
Padang, West Sumatra,
INDONESIA, April 2025
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The Hand That Never Rises
Poem by Leni Marlina
[PPIPM-Indonesia, Poetry-Pen IC, Indonesian Writer of Satu Pena, Indonesian Creator of the Era AI, West Sumatra Literacy Community, ASM, ACC SHILA]
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There is a hand
that never lifts,
yet cradles a world
on the verge of collapse.
It is not carved in records,
but becomes the floor
for those who fall
without ever being counted.
We come not as voices,
but as echoes
that continue
even in silence.
We do not cry aloud—
only lay our chests open,
like ancient earth
that knows how to embrace the rain.
For the strongest soul
is the one that bows low
without ever losing light.
Padang, West Sumatra,
INDONESIA, April 2025
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Still Learning to Be Human
Poem by Leni Marlina
[PPIPM-Indonesia, Poetry-Pen IC, Indonesian Writer of Satu Pena, Indonesian Creator of the Era AI, West Sumatra Literacy Community, ASM, ACC SHILA]
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Where endings cease to write,
begins the silence
not of death,
but of light yet to be spoken.
We are not shadows,
but echoes of radiance
refusing to be betrayed by night.
Our steps—prayers
without sound—
have become roots
in soil that refuses
to be forgotten.
There are wounds
that seek no vengeance,
only remembrance—
like petals falling
without noise.
And we, who guard their falling,
become keepers
of meanings
time tried to betray.
This verse does not wish to triumph,
nor to condemn,
only to build a bridge
between wound and understanding—
between a sky collapsing
and hands still stitching it
with a quiet flame
that never dims.
Not to be remembered.
Not to be praised.
But to remain—
a soft breath
in the chest
of a world still learning
how to be human.
Padang, West Sumatra,
INDONESIA, April 2025
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About Leni Marlina and Her Works
The poetry collection above was written by Leni Marlina in April 2025. The poems had not been published on any platform prior to its inaugural digital release through the national literary portal suaraanaknegerinews.com that same year.
Leni Marlina is a writer, poet, and a lecturer from West Sumatra, Indonesia. She has been an active member of the Indonesian Writers Association (SATU PENA), West Sumatra Chapter, since its inception in 2022. Internationally, she is affiliated with the ACC Shanghai Huifeng International Literary Association (ACC SHILA), where she has been appointed as the Indonesian Poetry Ambassador. Her global literary engagement includes a formative involvement with the Victorian Writers Association in Australia.
Since 2006, Leni has served as a civil servant lecturer in the Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Languages and Arts, at Universitas Negeri Padang (UNP). Beyond the academic sphere, she is part of the editorial board at suaraanaknegerinews.com and contributes regularly to various national online media and digital literary communities.
Her publicly available poems can be accessed at:
https://suaraanaknegerinews.com/category/puisi-leni-marlina-bagi-anak-bangsa
In addition to her writing, Leni Marlina is the founder and leader of several digital communities that center on language, literature, literacy, and social engagement. These include:
1. World Children’s Literature Community (WCLC): https://shorturl.at/acFv1
2. Poetry-Pen International Community (PPIC)
3. PPIPM-Indonesia (Poetry Community of Indonesian Society’s Inspirations):
a. https://shorturl.at/2eTSB;
b. https://shorturl.at/tHjR
4. Starcom Indonesia Community (Starmoonsun Edupreneur Community Indonesia):
https://rb.gy/5c1b02
5. Linguistic Talk Community (Ling-TC)
6. Literature Talk Community (Littalk-C)
7. Translation Practice Community (Trans-PC)
8. English Language Learning, Literacy, Literary Community (EL4C)
Through her poetry and leadership in community initiatives, Leni Marlina continues to infuse new energy into Indonesia’s literary and educational landscape. Her work bridges cultural and generational dialogues, offering a profound poetic vision in response to the challenges and transformations of the digital age.
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