A poem in Vietnamese by Đinh Thị Như Thúy
Translator: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
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cooler is the air further up
beneath the sacred fig
mysterious are the heart shaped banana leaves
watchful were the half-opened eyes from above
kind smiles
knowing and not knowing
there and not there at all
hurting and not at all hurting
falling from high heaven
swarms of fresh flowers waiting
for waiting arms
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January 2024
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…
càng lên cao không gian càng mở ra mát rượi
dưới gốc bồ đề
lá chuốt hình tim huyền bí
những đôi mắt khép hờ nhìn xuống
những đôi môi mỉm nhẹ nụ cười
biết mà không biết
có mà không có
đau mà không đau
rơi xuống tự trời sâu
một bầy hoa xanh đang chờ tay người cắm
…
Đinh Thị Như Thúy
Đinh Thị Như Thuý, born 16-9-1965 in Hue,Vietnam. The Vietnamese poet attended high school in Danang, and university in Dalat, then was a literature teacher in Krong Pac district, Dak Lak province. Currently, she works at the Union of Literature and Arts of Da Nang City. She also used the pseudonyms Như Thuý, Như Dã Quỳ.
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.
Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm 
This poetry much like all the poems translated by Trâm touch my heart and soul. It is as if I feel them in my soul. ❤️✨❤️
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Joni, thank you for always being. You are a soul which had to bear most.. alway generous with your kindness.. ❤
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I think you are such an amazing woman who continues to give selflessly to others, and the poetry you present are always spell binding.
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