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IN THE MIDST OF IN THE MIDST OF HARDSHIPHARDSHIP
By: Latiff Mohidin
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STANZA 1STANZA 1
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At dawn they returned home
At daybreak, the villagers finally came
home.
their soaky clothes torn
Their clothes were soaking wet and torn.
and approached the stove
They walked to the stove (maybe for warmth and because they were hungry)
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their limbs marked by scratches
Their hands were covered with cuts and scratches
their legs full of wounds
Their legs had suffered a lot of wounds and injuries
but on their brows However, on their faces
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there was not a sign of despair
There was no look of hopelessness
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STANZA 2STANZA 2
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The whole day and night just passed
They had endured the hardship of a whole day and night.
they had to brave the horrendous flood
They had to face the terrible flood after the storm.
in the water all the time
They were in the flood water all day and night.
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between bloated carcasses
They had to wade between the bloated and rotting carcasses of dead animals which died in the flood
and tiny chips of tree barks
and tiny chips that peeled from the barks of trees
desperately looking for their son’s
The villagers were frantically looking for their son’s albino buffalo
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albino buffalo that was never found
They could not find the albino buffalo
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STANZA STANZA 33
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They were born amidst hardship
These tough people were born to a life of hardship and hard work.
and grew up without a sigh or a complaint
Strengthened by their hardship, they grew up without complaining about their difficult life
now they are in the kitchen, making
Now, at home, they are in the kitchen
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jokes while rolling their cigarette leaves
They are joking with each other as they roll their cigarettes.
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