‘Pantun Wajib’ means ‘Compulsory Poem’, in reference to the tradition of concluding speeches with pantun. If you’re unfamiliar with the term or form, a pantun is somewhat like a ruba’i but with an ABAB rhyming scheme. I’ve always wanted to write some when I find an appropriate subject matter, then I realised that there’s plenty of things to make fun off in a typical work day. I decided it would be best honoured in the original language.

Performed at Shades of Art X on August 2.

Text and translation under the cut.

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Performed at ‘Shades of Art, 9th Edition‘ at Bing! Green Heights, Jan 11.

Text of poem below the cut.

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