A poem for kids in Vietnamese by Nguyễn Lãm Thắng
Translator: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
Photography: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

Summer ending
Summer ending with white clouds
Searching for the storms in folklore
As the scattered sprinkling rain
Goes searching for the drought
Gleaming sunlight
Searching for your eyes
Poincianas quietly
Searching for their bountiful foliage
Clear rivers
Searching for a distant sail
The old ox during the day
Searching for a spot in the shade
The breezing singing
Searching for brushes of bamboo
The dry summer days with you
Dreaming of going to school.
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June 2023
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Cuối hè
Cuối hè mây trắng
Đi tìm ca dao
Mưa giông mưa rào
Đi tìm ruộng hạn
Trái bòng rám nắng
Đi tìm mắt em
Cành phượng im lìm
Đi tìm lá biếc
Dòng sông trong vắt
Tìm cánh buồm xa
Có bác trâu già
Đi tìm bóng mát
Gió…
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