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Flowers in Ban Me Thuot, Vietnam. Arranged and captured by Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

Happy hour came and went,
and I am spent.

What does it all mean?

In the small hours
I devour what is sweet and sour

Leave behind the bitter coffee beans
Whiskeys in a deathtrap
Just before my nap

Ah the gap
Between you and I

What does it all mean?

It is what it is.
Somewhat bliss.

Thank you for having me.

To you I send my kindest of regards.

Xuan Hong NguyenTam NguyenLê Vĩnh Mai TrinhBui Quang VienHà Vũ TrọngTống Phước BảoLê Vĩnh TàiLy DoiNguyễn Văn Thiện

[and the unmentioned faces imprinted in my heart; the mere passerby]


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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