Vuong Nguyen Nguồn Thiêng
Tiếng Việt

When I Was Thirty

— from "Thirty & Ba Mươi" — Writing · Poetry · English

When I was thirty
My daughter said: “Ba
That was enough poetry
For me.

Khi tôi ba mươi
Con tôi khẽ nói: “Ba
Vậy cũng đủ một đời
Thơ cho tôi.