[An English Lesson]
by Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm tặng anh LVT
Us, and all our bittersweet memories
like lemon teas and butterflies
the shy smiles
like hot chocolate and cigars
red wine
all that is mine
and thine
the sweet and bitter notes on our lips
our tongue
the word
divine
[Lesson number two]
For LVT
Me, and my obsession with your vernacular
nothing irregular
it was love at first sight
the might
of words
the moon
and sunlight
sigh
such common plights
yet
remain I
years after years
right here
kick into gear
another lesson about life.
something about
love and marriage?
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.
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