A still of sadness before the surprise of joy | Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

Photography by Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

Expectations of the unexpected
or simply expecting nothing
live in an eternal moment

There is an unexplained pleasure of being able to freeze time.

A still of sadness before the surprise of joy
a smile of eternal affection
endless farewell

There aren’t enough words.

A chilled glass of pinot noir will always ease me into a scene.


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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  1. I’d love to live in a space/time that allowed me to live in an eternal present, it’s my most relaxing time of day, but freezing time isn’t possible. It might flow around me as I do nothing, but it flows on. It’s a happy state of mind, unless the water is rising around us.

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