Saigon Sunlight and Philly Winds by Jim Huynh of VietPhilly Why did we even meet, to now miss in vain? You returned there, I remain with longing pain. Philly’s wind cuts deep—my skin feels the sting, In Saigon’s sun, I search for your warm spring. This Lunar New Year, Mai tree blooms fell fast, As…
BUYING A SHRIMPING ROD—HAS MY HUSBAND LOST HIS MIND? By Jim Huynh • English performance translation by Chet Part One: After Supper This evening, as soon as supper was through—Thai fermented fish dip, and fresh herbs to chew—My husband rushed straight to our bedroom and thenCame out freshly dressed like a courting young man. No…
Năm mươi năm đã trôi qua kể từ ngày cuộc nội chiến chấm dứt—một khoảng thời gian quá dài so với tuổi đời của những người lính bất hạnh thuộc cả hai miền Nam–Bắc, cũng như hơn 58.000 quân nhân Hoa Kỳ đã tử trận, phần lớn khi chưa đầy 24 tuổi, nhiều người chỉ…
Fifty years have passed since the civil war came to an end—a span of time longer than the lives of many unfortunate soldiers from both North and South, as well as more than 58,000 American service members who were killed in the war. Most were under the age of twenty-four; many were only eighteen or…
Bài thơ này bắt nguồn từ một YouTube video có đề tài “Trịnh Công Sơn là ai — quốc gia hay cộng sản? Tất cả nội dung đều dựa trên quyển sách của Liên Thành, xuất bản sau khi TCS đã qua đời, năm 2001. Người chết hết nói. Sau khi Liên Thành cũng đã…
This poem originated from a YouTube video titled “Who was Trinh Cong Son — nationalist or communist?” All the content was based on Lien Thanh’s book, published after TCS’s death in 2001. The dead can’t speak. After Lien Thanh passed away in 2021, I rewatched that video, and this poem was born so that the…
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Vietnam Clouds Vietnam clouds fly over here. To call you to come back home. To the place you were born, So you can rest beside Dad and Mom. Dad and Mom have been with the clouds, While you’re always busy to think about Cooking for the family all the time, For there are six hungry…
Mây Việt Nam Mây Việt Nam bay qua Kêu chị trở về nhà, Nơi mà chị sinh ra, Về nằm kế Mẹ Cha. Cha mẹ đã theo Mây. Còn chị ở bên này, Bếp núc lo đêm ngày, Nuôi cháu nội từng ngày. Lilly sẽ thành danh, Còn Ben đã trưởng thành. Leyna thì nhỏ…
The Words I Need to Say These are the words I need to say Before my life fades away. I have tucked them in the back of my mind. Finally, I have the time to bring them to life. First, I must thank my beloved parents Who had committed to giving us eight siblings? Never…
