Feast

Yusuf Achmad

From intent, imagination, and hope, a feast emerges,
The drink of friendship, companionship, or meeting.
Amidst dishes of emotions of closeness and aspirations to be achieved,
Love appears as the seasoning in every taste poured sweet
In the journey of chewing and swallowing unspoken longing.

Your journey explores an issue, a culinary creation served,
Connecting the taste of Javanese snacks with overseas flavors.
On the table are Surabaya, Malang, and Nyamplungan food and drinks,
There are Arab-flavored gulai, Papuan-style gere fish, and Nusa Tenggara special drinks,
Mixing in stories and discussions that burst like fireworks at a night party.

From the dishes, minutes of taste are created, sweet, bitter, even bland,
Flowing in a glass full of hope toward a more fulfilling future.
Festive with tasks arranged in the taste of food and drinks served at the stall,
A meeting place of desires and bright future hopes,
Savoring the sweetness of sugarless coffee in a hall of knowledge and real work.

Malang, 23-2-2025