THE RETURN OF MY RED-DRESSED LADY -- A'O DO? VA`NG THU
THE RETURN OF MY RED-DRESSED LADY -- A'O DO? VA`NG THU poetry: BA SO.I NHU MA^Y THREE STRANDS OF HAIR Ba so.i nhu ma^y, mo^i ma't uot Nhu~ng lu'c thu ve^` vuo'ng to'c tie^n Ba so.i nhu ma^y, nhu di.nh me^.nh Nuo'c ma't thuong ai, bie^'c mo^.t tro`i Mo^.t go'c tro`i xua, to^i nho' ma~i Ba nha'nh quay cuo^`ng trong la' roi… THREE STRANDS OF HAIR Three strands of hair, my lady Autumn dreams, tales of her fairy The fairy’s gone Fate’s sealed, and childhood’s vanished. In the woods, alone you walk Circling leaves paint unending path Broken dreams, your three strands fall Your sparkling tears: light to my soul On what corner of earth will we be whole? WendyNicole (Nhu-Nguyen) Wendynicolenn Duong c2016