Once Upon a Time

How could I write about a time 
when I saw the wind 
and knew that your hair was so short,
when I saw the dry sunshine 
and knew that your cheek color was so pale,
and when I invited you to a festival 
and knew that you learned nothing about make-up.

How could I write about a time
when you brought waves of laughters into my life 
and let them echo deeply in my memory,
when you walked on wooden clogs in our naive 
years and sounded the music in my sleep,
and when we first time looked at each 
other and knew the time has stopped.

Once upon a time. There was a time. A time that has 
made me shake while recalling the color of your kissing lips.

By Phan Tan Hai

Copyright © | Year Posted 2022



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Date: 8/18/2022 6:33:00 AM
very nice poem enjoyed reading this
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Date: 8/16/2022 6:03:00 PM
Simply beautiful this 'once upon a time' love song!
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Date: 8/16/2022 2:44:00 PM
A beautifully emotional write.
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Date: 6/29/2022 4:25:00 PM
I have enjoyed this sultry piece.
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Date: 6/20/2022 11:56:00 AM
Hello Hai Phan, Welcome to poetry soup. You have memories here in this poem. Enjoy your day my friend.
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 6/20/2022 2:28:00 PM
Hello Hai Phan, yoou are welcome. good to hear that you are happy to be here. Enjoy your evening my friend.
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Hai Phan
Date: 6/20/2022 12:18:00 PM
Thank you very much. Very happy to be here.
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