Salt

A poem for kids in Vietnamese by Nguyễn Lãm Thắng
Translator: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
Photography: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

Phuket on Fuji film

Salt



– Swimming in the sea
There’s no salt to see
And you say to me
Salt is from the sea

– But as the sun sets
Light and seawater met
Water left with the light
Only salt is left in sight.
—
May 2023
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Muối


– Bé đi tắm biển
Nào thấy muối đâu
Sao bảo là muối
Lấy từ biển sâu.

– Nhưng rồi triều lên
Tràn vào đồng nắng
Nước bay về trời
Là còn muối trắng.

Nguyễn Lãm Thắng

Born August 14th, 1973, writes under many pseudonyms: Nguyễn Lãm Thắng, Lam Thuỵ, Trà Thị Kim Xuyến and as a children’s author: Nguyễn Trần Bảo Nghi, Du Lãm, Nhật Quang, Nguyễn Trần Khải Tú…

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.

By Nguyễn Văn Thiện

Nguyễn Văn Thiện Born: 1975 Home town: Anh Sơn – Nghệ An Master in Comparative Literature and Critical Theories Currently a high school teacher, and a prolific writer. Editor of Chư Yang Sin (Đắk Lắk) Art and Literary Journal.

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