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THE WRITERS POST (ISSN: 1527-5467) VOLUME 5 DOUBLE ISSUE WINTER 2003 SPRING 2004 |
HOANG XUAN SON _______________________________ THE POET’S DREAM (translated by VO DINH MAI) One
day I’ll
return to
my native land I’ll
stroke my white beard and
smile like a tot While
a crowd of
children gather
around, curious, asking
one another : Who’s
that? Where’s
he from ? (*) alluding to Ha
Tri Chuong, the Chinese Tang (6th
century) poet . (659-744 TEARS The river is swift and
the boat is frail Yet, you
made it, You
made it over . And
here, You
are, Safe
and Sound and
you’re crying Your
heart out . (translated by VO DINH MAI)
· THE WRITERS POST (ISSN:
1527-5467), VOLUME 5 DOUBLE ISSUE WINTER 2003 - SPRING 2004 Editorial
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