A poem in Vietnamese by Phạm Hiền Mây
Translator: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

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TEARS OF AN ACHING SOUL… .

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the gift we gave each other

the sadness of lifetimes long ago

the sadness of rendezvous so old

in a rush gushing

returning

.

the sadness of endless eons

the melancholy brimming

.

long is life 

deep in endearment, sinking

absent souls

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the rain outside, never easing

in view of each raindrop, the awakening

lonely sunken heart, tormenting

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tears

of an aching soul… .

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(October 2021)

LỆ THÂN ĐAU… .

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ta mang đến tặng nhau

những nỗi buồn từ muôn kiếp trước

đang về mau

những nỗi buồn từ muôn hẹn trước

tuôn về sau

.

những cơn buồn, bao thủa

những âu sầu, hoen úa

.

đời thì lâu

tình chìm sâu

người rồi đâu

.

ngoài trời mưa hoài, không dứt

nhìn hạt rơi hoài, thao thức

mình lòng u hoài, ray rứt

.

lệ

thân đau… .

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26.10.2021

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Phạm Hiền Mây, the poet born in 1971 in Saigon, Vietnam. The prolific poet speaks, thinks, sleeps, and dreams in Kanji, Lục bát, six-eight syllables. Her poetry can be accessed through all platforms, including Facebook, Amazon, and local and international websites.

Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm, the blogger, poet, and translator, was born in 1971 in Phu Nhuan, Saigon, Vietnam. The pharmacist currently lives and works in Western Sydney, Australia.