Hai Phan Poet Free verse

Words of Sorrow

Translating some sentences a day 
I see words of sorrow 
roll on paper, 
feel my mustache 
and hair hesitate to grow, 
and fail to grasp months and days. 

Translating some sentences a day
I see the ink 
print deeply the sorrow, 
scattering on paper 
my millions of lifetimes in exile.  

Translating some sentences a day, 
I see my hand
hold the pen erratically, 
feel the pain arise 
from liver and guts, 
and let words of sorrow freeze my fingers.

By Phan Tan Hai

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Richard Lamoureux June 29, 2022 at 4:29 PM I see you will fit in nicely. Welcome to poetry Soup.

Beata Agustin June 20, 2022 at 6:17 AM Thanks for sharing this. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." The Lord's blessings be with you. Hai Phan June 20, 2022 at 9:41 AM Thank you very much. I see your poems are flowing with Biblical words of the deathless.