A poem in Vietnamese by Nguyễn Man Nhiên
Translator: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
Art: Nguyễn Man Nhiên

into a river
a flask of flowers on the table
a bunch of quivering roses

the leaves closing up in the night
to open up in the early morning light

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May 2021

tôi nhổ xuống sông

những cơn giận rỗng
một bình hoa trên bàn
một bó hồng run rẩy

những chiếc lá úp lại trong bóng đêm
và mở ra trong nắng sớm

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Nguyễn Man Nhiên, the poet and digital artist who currently lives in Saigon, Vietnam.

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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nedhamson

Sep 6, 2022

Reblogged this on Ned Hamson's Second Line View of the News.

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BrittnyLee

Sep 6, 2022

Open up in morning light,
toss thorns across the abyss.
Let them sink,
swallow the cinders of hell whole

Open up in morning light,
frighten away brimstone and ash
Open up in morning light
and trust it’s all too beautiful to run from.

Hell won’t catch you,
you’re heaven bound
Leaping passed the horned adornments
the burning triton

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1. Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
  
  Sep 6, 2022
  
  Thank you for the beautiful verse. 🙂
  
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  1. BrittnyLee
    
    Sep 6, 2022
    
    Thank you for inspiring it, Nguyen 🙂
    
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  2. Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
    
    Sep 6, 2022
    
    Awe, you are very kind. Cheers. 🙂
    
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  3. BrittnyLee
    
    Sep 6, 2022
    
    Thanks 👍 you are, too. A great writer!! 🙂
    
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  4. Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
    
    Sep 6, 2022
    
    thank you. 🙂
    
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  5. BrittnyLee
    
    Sep 7, 2022
    
    You’re welcome 😀
    
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Bridgette

Sep 12, 2022

Simply beautiful.

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1. Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
  
  Sep 12, 2022
  
  Thank you Bridgette, happy Sunday to you. Trâm.
  
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