In this guest blog, Hajah Aidah shares with us three poems that she wrote for the CSCLeaders conference , where she represented the Sultanate. CSCLeaders is a series of Conferences for exceptional leaders, which assembles individuals from across the Commonwealth to tackle challenges that government, businesses and society face today and builds the relationships needed by the leaders of tomorrow.
RINDU DI GLASGOW
Glasgow, aku datang
Membawa sebuah hati gersang
Kerana rindu tak pernah padam
Suasanamu agak kelam
Menambah jiwa yang suram
Bersama kedinginan malam
Matahari menjelma
Lalu Glasgow pun bercahaya
Hati ini turut ceria
Walau rindu bertapak di sudut sana
Glasgow, aku jatuh cinta
Pada keindahan di pandang pertama
Walau kesibukan terlalu nyata
Sempat jua mengelilingi kota
Penduduk ramah mesra
Walau bicaramu sangat berbeza
Di Glasgow hati merindu
Turun lagi bersama hujan salju
Mereda api menyala
Tinggal saja menjadi bara
Selamat tinggal Glasgow
Perjuangan terus menggoda
Oxford, tunggu sebentar
Ku singgah terus ke bandar
Tenagaku semakin pudar
Kerja ini amat mencabar
Lalu esok berjumpa di Mumbai
Rakan Commonwealth melambai
Semangatku terus sampai
Ingatan Glasgow, Oxford, Mumbai
Tidakku lupa walau tenagaku berkecai….
Nukilan: Aidah
Glasgow
21hb Mac 2013
GOODBYE GLASGOW
Goodbye Glasgow
The challenge has not ended
Your leadership opened our eyes
Your diversity, passion, inequity
Your innovativeness
Stay in our heart
See you in Commonwealth Games
Next year in Glasgow, Scotland
Because I want to meet my friends
And have fun together again….
Composed by: Aidah Hanifah
21st March 2013
BRAVO CSCLEADERS
Oxford University
Your fame touches my dignity
Coming here ended my curiosity
We are here in harmony
Even if it is after a long journey
Centre of Excellence
So proud to be in co-existence
We are full of admiration
To be selected in this conference
With different background and experience To come here and face the challenge
Bravo CSCLeaders
Gathering of Commonwealth managers
We are the decision makers
We are the frontliners
Focusing on being bridge builders
Global networking brings us together
Adding values to each other
In diverse range of nationalities
Enhancing our commitment and responsibilities With the support of the Royalties
Commonwealth, we are here
Bravo CSCLeaders
Congratulations to all the organisers
Thank you to all the sponsors
Not forgetting the Common Purpose
For the hard work and success
I won’t say goodbye then
Because I know we will meet again
Mumbai or Johannesberg,
Here we come
Together as one….
Composed by: Aidah Hanifah
23rd March 2013