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Words Flying Away

On the paper at midnight
my writing hand feels tired
lines of poetry get blurred with fog

and my soul rolls
alongside the ink lines
unstoppable

farewell now
my writing hand gets so tired

saying farewell to you
the poet
with lines of words 
flowing from the memory

farewell to you, 
who walks ahead of me 
on the lonely path of poetry
farewell to my dear poet

and also to my childhood days. 
One life, one time, 
sitting and gazing at the paper, 
writing down the soul of a century, 
farewell now to the tired writing hand 
and to the closed eyes 
and to the souls of poetry. 

Farewell now
to the souls of poetry 
when you lie down 
and when words in line
softly fly away and 
fly high away – 
scattering my souls away.

By Phan Tan Hai

Copyright © | Year Posted 2022




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Date: 1/22/2024 1:32:00 PM
A poem from the heart and a look at poets and writers from the first ones to hold a chalk. The truth of a soul within written words is a truth.
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Date: 8/20/2022 2:51:00 AM
Somewhere there should be limbless poets. John Milton had later turned A Blind One. Poetry stops not with lost limbs or benumbed ones or The Wearied.
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Date: 8/17/2022 4:25:00 AM
From.one powerful poet to another.love your verse.please enjoy or comment mine.peace.
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Date: 8/16/2022 6:41:00 PM
Your poems are beautiful. Not farewell yet! Look forward to more or your poems
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Date: 7/17/2022 6:22:00 AM
Your work is so very engaging. I have read several of your poems and translations and enjoyed each one. I'll be back! :) Linda
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Date: 6/29/2022 6:35:00 AM
James, directed me to your pieces. I’m pleased I dropped by.
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Date: 6/29/2022 3:50:00 AM
You have a sensitive ear for the smooth release of treasured lines Hai Phan, so talented!
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Hai Phan
Date: 6/29/2022 5:37:00 AM
Thank you very much. Thank you for your nice words.

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