7 Puisi Tema Lingkungan dengan Metafora Terbaik dan Menyentuh

Kau ingat-ingatkan aku tentang harmoni budaya                                                                                         antara                                                                                                                                                            tetumbuhan – hewan – angkasa – perairan – dan manusia,                                                                           lalu kau beri aku 1000 kauseri tentang kemanusiaan                                                                                      yang adil dan beradab,                                                                                                                                             serta 1000 petunjuk                                                                                                                                          mengenai sivilisasi yang lestari,

Yang kulihat di layar kaca adalah hewan diadu hewan                                                                                  untuk mengeruk isi kantong wisatawan                                                                                                                  walau itu                                                                                                                                                                     jelas melanggar peraturan, manusia diadu manusia                                                                                       walau itu menghina otak manusia dan menggilas                                                                                             akal waras,                                                                                                                                                              semua itu cuma karena kalap pada                                                                                                                   sepotong nama dan serakah pada sejumlah rupiah,

Kau bercerita tentang orang yang berkata                                                                                                        bahwa sesudah                                                                                                                                                       hewan diadu hewan dan hewan diadu manusia                                                                                           budaya jahiliah diresmikan sah,                                                                                                                              lalu manusia diadu                                                                                                                                            manusia bermula dengan pemujaan                                                                                                                    pada kepalan                                                                                                                                                               dan luas-luas dipertontonkan,                                                                                                                                   lalu naik satu tangga                                                                                                                                           manusia diadu manusia dengan senjata,                                                                                                             naik tangga                                                                                                                                                         berikutnya keroyokan atau pembantaian manusia                                                                                          pada rakyat sendiri atau bangsa lain,                                                                                                                  dengan bedil                                                                                                                                                             sundut bom napalm atau hulu nuklir,                                                                                                                   dengan ciri                                                                                                                                                        kekerasan dan penindasan yang makin naik kelas                                                                                         dalam kebiadaban,                                                                                                                                                  maka pari-purnalah perusakan                                                                                                                              pada kehidupan lingkungan.

Kau berkata orang masih juga bicara tentang lingkungan                                                                           hidup,                                                                                                                                                                          Aneh ingatanku malah-terpaku kini                                                                                                                           pada                                                                                                                                                                 lingkungan                                                                                                                                                                     mati.

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7. “Perahu kertas” karya Sapardi Djoko Damono

Waktu masih kanak-kanak kau membuat perahu kertas dan kau                                                           layarkan di tepi kali; alirnya sangat tenang, dan perahumu                                                                bergoyang menuju lautan.                                                                                                                                         “Ia akan singgah di bandar-bandar besar,” kata seorang lelaki tua.                                                              Kau sangat gembira, pulang dengan berbagai gambar                                                                                        warna-warni di kepala. Sejak itu kau pun menunggu kalau-                                                                          kalau ada kabar dari perahu yang tak pernah lepas dari rindu-                                                                        mu itu.                                                                                                                                                                   Akhirnya kau dengar juga pesan si tua itu, Nuh, katanya,                                                                                “Telah kupergunakan perahumu itu dalam sebuah banjir besar                                                                     dan kini terdampar di sebuah bukit.”

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