Top 19 Outstanding Poems by poet Đặng Quốc Khanh

I stand silently beside our shared destiny
A little happiness, much pain we carry.
The wine spills on bitter lips
Purple clouds at dusk add to the melancholy

This sorrow, its name I never knew
This love, sent to you in that place
Happiness, half a lifetime, not yet
Dozens of seasons of rain and wind are desolate

A whole night immersed in old, deserted images
Tears flow with memories
Nights of intoxication still linger
Hearing dry leaves fall in the mournful dream

Quietly calling when love is belated
That happiness reserved for those who come first.
Deeply etched in the heart, countless scars
The wandering path lonely and lost

The returning sun wanders, dispelling dreams
I pick up wildflowers to keep
For a hundred years, is it still nurturing
This unfinished life, why does it persist?

Who are you, fading love without a trace
Passing by, no first love, no last love.
Exchanging lateness and regret
A painful smile, sighs echo through the love affair

23-10-2018, The Last Love

Be happy with your husband, my love
A thousand barriers, why bother and grieve.
On the earthly road, I walk diligently
Carrying memories, the shadow of you still lingers.

Cherish the look, remember the smile
In dreams at night, exchanging love words
As if we were a couple in love
Kindred souls, friends for a lifetime.

We met, but it's too late
Feelings conveyed in a few words to you.
Sad love, tears salty and bitter
Hoping you'll soon forget within.

Autumn clouds linger casually
The sad unfinished chapter floats in the sky.
You and I, two souls, two places
Sorrowful rain falls in the cold night.

Our love is boundless
But, my love, we must accept this fate!
I pray for you, my heartfelt words
May you always be happy in life's joy.

Our love can't be shared together
Lost in the clumsiness of solitary days.
Poetry expresses the earnestness
These words are for you, my dear.

Beautiful dreams, yet fragile
As the season turns, my soul remains foolish!!!

Đắk Lắk 16-08-2018, The Last Love

Alone, wandering through the night

Yellow lights, rain veils the sad street.
Cold iron fills the soul
How long has the sky been crying?

Ask the heart, have you truly forgotten?
The autumn's echo still carries words for you.
Tears fall within those smiles
Love from those days, where has it gone!

Seeking joy in what place?
Fate carelessly bestowed sorrow.
Tenderness and love choked with emotion
An unfinished love sent into the void.

Long roads in a strange land, desolation
Weary, determined destiny, dreams fade.
Sow only compassion, desolation prevails
Reaching out, the more distant it becomes.

Why cry when eyes blur?
A shattered coffee cup, loneliness bursts out.
Long nights of fitful sleep
Who is left to resent each other?

Days and nights embracing pain
Gathering memories, burying them deep within.
A glass, bitter with strong liquor
Leaning, the shadow sways in a drunken stupor.

Does anyone understand or know?
Regret and longing, just this one time.
Weary body, tired departure
Is shared love really worth a lifetime?

Today, the road is vacant, people are few
Pity the lonely one beside you.
This poem remains unnamed
Oh, beloved, haste to forget, is it your choice?

The Last Love, 22-08-2018

You came into life, steps in haste

I, drunk with passion, immersed in love for you.
Remembering the early days, eyes and smiles
A hurried love, many words left unspoken.

Destiny, mournful, choked with sincere words
Crying privately in the dark depths.
You hastily left, the flowers and leaves cold
Half-moon stranded, a lonely shadow.

Silver hair, why hasten in desolation?
Grasping at autumn, bitter and enduring silently.
You hastily offered happiness, swiftly
Even if a hundred years are clear as day.

For you, everything hastily concealed
Every sway kept until when?
Let go when the tears overflow
Through countless nights, winds howl and resent.

Since then, I hasten to find boredom
Hating the world, weary of scenes so desolate.
The heart hurts, painful and infinite
Dreams in chaos amidst a myriad of confessions.

For you, I sincerely owe
Owing transient kindness through ups and downs.
You bring love, hastily once
A joy not joyous, suddenly all bitter.

One late autumn day, the sky gloomy
Cruel, we're far, far away from the horizon.
You left me, leaving the homeland too
Forget memories in the rushing rain-filled paths.

Oh, in this place, everything remains
And my heart has also died.
Final words, wishing you completeness with someone else
I promise to smile, I will smile, truly!

LAST LOVE, 06 12 2019

Too many wounds in the heart
Bitter tears amidst silent darkness.
Too much pain, so I'd rather not speak
Dew falls, chilling, waiting for the day to rise.

Oh, the old love suddenly blurred
Rain silently falls outside, filled with sorrow.
I walk through the days of wandering
Alone, numb, alone in pain.

Unintentionally, we fleetingly passed by
Then, dear, love blossomed in the sincerity.
Hastily together, dreams quickly dispersed
Filled with the soul of bygone times, endlessly distant.

Rain and the faded memories
In the silence, bursts of countless regrets.
I walk again amidst life's mist and wind
A river of existence, here and there, against the current!

I continue to search, finding no joy
The wounds linger, painful and unending.
I silently endure countless sleepless nights
Intoxicated again, shedding tears for a sad chapter.

Dak Lak: 23-04-2019 Last Love

Lost in the evening, footprints break through
Dusty pink memories faded in the image.
The lonely autumn moon is simple and cold
I'm desolate, melancholic in the human life.

The sun just fades, tired hands parting
Sunset descends with a bitter smile.
Lovers, not just me, are alone in emptiness
Picking up lingering verses, imprisoned in torment.

Suddenly falling in love, fragrance of makeup lingers
But the lingering pain persists day by day
Concealing the pain after a breakup
Endless tears, never extinguished!

Forgive for complete joy
However, whatever happens, I accept.
That love, I have no regrets
Due to fragile fate, we part.

I return to pick up the scent of the midnight moon
Still this path, we once walked together.
Who could predict today's story?
Fleeting encounters amidst the chaos of life.

This love song is still passionately melancholic
The piano keys echo in the land of memories.
All night, resentment and throbbing emotions
A full cup... I pour myself into intoxication.

September is here, isn't it, my love? Sometimes, the sky hastily showers unexpected rain. Somewhere, at some moment. Have you ever thought of me? And... suddenly understood that I have loved you deeply! I love you for the outward appearance full of deceptive strength, completely contrasting with your true self...
Sending you countless wishes for tranquility. The lyrics are also the words I want to convey to you. Farewell, my fleeting woman in my life!!!

You're fragile and delicate, easily broken
I've known these things for a long time.
Just cry, it'll be fine
Let the heart stop its deep-night sorrow and contemplation.

You're like the first incomplete rain
Lingering, hesitating from a distant past.
In the profound gaze of the passing night
A quiet, silent cascade of tears, a restless longing.

The indifferent wind slightly shakes the shoulders
I stand by life, desolate and lonely.
Autumn and rain, the memories are more
Fate shattered, the soul's realm freezing.

The feeling inside me is strange this evening
Standing by the threshold, a light leaf falls.
The remnants of a love that has dried up
I deceive my own heart, burying the beloved.

Silently by your side with a painful love
The last night song buried forever.
Tomorrow, please don't be remorseful
I return myself to the ancient emptiness.

You're delicate like a night song in the rain
Gentle and charming, captivating eyes.
In this heart, a thousand times yearning
One moment, then gone, a hundred years.

Rain and rain and the cold, harsh wind
Awakening the swirling remnants of emotions.
Oh my love, life is full of bitterness
That love is still here, you've been gone for so long!

03-09-2018, Last Love

You hurriedly conceal the season of love in your hair
Rain, in which evening sobs, melancholically falls.
A path of grass, mist coldly drops hesitantly
A river waits between the separated banks.
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I swiftly hide the sorrow in my eyes
A bitter drop of wine corrodes the essence of humanity.
I conceal myself, deceiving life
On dry lips, half a bitter smile!

What joy is there in a thirsting sky?
The lingering dream tightens the soul's depths.
In June, there might be sadness there
Thousands of phoenix trees shed leaves along the road.

Concealing the longing from a past time we shared
Gathered foolishly and hurriedly for each other.
I hide you, which is all the painful love
Golden days, and the cicada's song resonates!

Concealing the belatedness, our fate is trapped
Arms released with every weary breath.
Concealing the crossroads, separated in different directions
Look, June is approaching, my dear.

You conceal me alone in a strange land
Concealing choked emotion with the greenish summer.
Concealing your homeland forever
Endless, the echo of longing calls out.

This mossy slide stretches along the street
The indifferent realm, sometimes present, sometimes not.
We shouldn't have been husband and wife
Concealing everything for the sake of the heart's lament.

Concealing the bitterness I once tasted
The mouth forgets to smile, closing the chapter of love.
I have been happy, oh, how much!
But destiny is too contrary!

Concealing the person after each heart-wrenching moment
What was once love turns into dissipating smoke.
Concealing the loneliness, the heart remains deserted
Tears are poised to fall on the solitary pillow.

The more I try to forget, the more I can't
Though knowing the sorrow, for tomorrow!
Cigarette smoke disperses, lost throughout the night
Oh my love, do you remember where you are?

21-03-2020, Last Love

Sun on parched lips fades away
Seasons change slowly, missing someone just gone.
Joy and sorrow, just from yesterday
A withered love bud, fading and forgotten.

Let's stop remembering that one time
Arms that once embraced, tender since then.
Hurriedly, pink lips were given
Closing lightly, eyes choked with painful sorrow.

Summer ignites a fire up high
At the end of the sky, do the phoenixes wait for each other to return?
Sorrow lingers since then
People are still searching, lost in fascination.

The years sparkle silently
A love drowned in tranquility, still not enough.
Is she happy now over there?
Gathering memories, lonely fragments of the past.

Faint traces of fragrance, lingering reminiscence
The old shadow, lingering smoke, the night is long.
From her, myriad forms of exile
Restless sleep, escaping from here.

Farewell, the wind whispers faintly
A thousand toasts bid a bitter farewell to one's fate.
So many words in the heart
Never spoken, and now it's too late.

Dak Mil, oh, Dak Mil
Drained the cup of bitterness, smearing a hasty glance.
Let it be like a dream
Dak Mil shattered, verses soulless!

20 - 03 - 2020, Last Love

The happiness you offered, deceiving life
I've seen tears falling from your eyes.
Half-smile awkwardly fading
I resent life, bitter and painful.

For you, for others, the prolonged sorrow
Written for you, I'm choked with contemplation.
This verse, incomplete, I write endlessly
Loving you so much, tears every night.

In this lifetime, I owe you my love
Owing a gentle shoulder, a pillow to lean on.
Cold blankets, nowhere to find solace
I owe you, half of this wild life.

We owe each other a love that went astray
September sky, covered by dense clouds.
Two souls for a hundred years, destined to silence
A broken harp with mistuned strings.

Where are you now, with rain in the city?
A small road and leaning rows of trees.
Just once, it can't be everything
You passed by, I hurried, then forgot.

This poem is for you, I write
Finished, it will be named Belated Love.
Simple words not carried away by waves
But sincere words soaked in deep feelings.

Release the golden sun wandering in the vastness
The realm of memories still green and wandering.
I unfortunately call it dark
How long have I sighed about my life.

Send to you faint words of faded affection
That love will burst into memories.
The painful poem sends to you there
Sad destiny, do you know, oh beloved?

Last Love, 21/09/2018

I write about, the country with love
Stories of affection have been written countless times.
But rarely do poems for my mother
Her old age quietly in the evenings!

Sunset slouches, mother stooped and bent
I haven't returned, silently tired.
Life, with wind and mist, whitens mother's hair
Fading eyes, teary through time.

A life of poverty, a hundred thousand difficulties
Then I grew up, stumbled in the world.
Many paths, but I always keep
Mother in my heart for a lifetime!

Though my mother is not extraordinary
My mother is ordinary to others.
But to me, in those days
The sacred sound of mother resounds.

Mother is a beautiful homeland
A memory amidst a hundred thousand memories.
Even as we travel far and wide
Wild market, weak heart, storms, mother watches.

Mother is sweet like a river
Bright moonlight illuminates my dark heart.
Love my mother so much, yet can't express
Forever silently on the paths I cross!

Cư Kuin 11-05-2019 Last Love

Then, through a lifetime
Bitterness, not enough in this horizontal life.
Farewell to the eternal realm
Thick incense smoke, a cold and distant cemetery.

Heartache to the extreme
From here, countless separations.
Departed to the other world
Silently heartbreaking tears in the rain!

Startled on a winter morning
I hear news of departure, never to return.
Gray clouds fill the sky
Sun withers, desolate on all sides.

Regretful, hair still green
A flock of wild children, how could they endure?
Old mother, white-haired
Eyes weeping, worn by the ravages of time.

Devoted wife, heartbroken
Had to close the red dust, the world of mortals.
Friends, not caring enough
Glasses for him, glasses for me, in the days of prosperity.

How many know how to measure
The depth of the knife, among friends in all directions?
Take you to the end of life
Thus, I, Tâm Tao, write a few words.

In the future, countless paths will fade
Wandering and drifting, lost everywhere.
Bowing, bidding farewell to a dear friend
Returning to the dusty peace of destiny!

18-11-2019 Last Love

Who understands that silent profession?
Pressure, achievements, who truly knows?
The ferryman's job, known throughout time
Successive layers, from one class to another!

That boat carries many aspirations
Youth, dreams, shaping a life.
That boat carries countless smiles
Bringing childhood through radiant happiness.

We cherish the teachers, with hair now touched by mist
Years pass, lost in which direction.
Deeply engraved memories, choked moments
Even if far away, we remember!

On the journey of life, be it success or obstacles
Gratitude to the teacher remains in the heart.
Remind yourself, remind me, of friendship, don't forget
With teachers, we become who we are.

The old boat ages, the new one continues
Still silently going up and down, guiding.
In tranquility or storms, wind or rain
Classes pass, yet never stop.

The ferryman remains devoted
Offering life's essence in broad expanses.
The old riverbank now empty of passing souls
But the ferry's journey continues with paddles steering.

Whoever passes, ever looking back?
Does anyone remember the boat for a thousand years?
A boat that doesn't receive, only gives
The ferryman silently ages for a hundred years!

In youth with many trivial things
I erred, and I apologize, dear teacher.
On the day I returned, the dock was desolate
But the call of the ferry's waves echoed incessantly.

The ferryman is the teacher who guides
Leading us to a safe harbor.
Profound and sincere gratitude
In each of us, remembered a thousand times!

Last Love 19-11-2018

Mother's hair, white like clusters of pear blossoms
I return, weary, leaning into the night.
Outside, life rushes in its hustle
Amidst the ordinary, the small dust of life.

I return, owing apologies to Mom
This transient realm hurries, human life swiftly passes.
Dusk falls, painting the sky purple
The kitchen smoke stings, reminiscent of Mom's figure.

I return, far from the quiet evenings
Nights alone, desolation envelopes the ramshackle house.
The slanting moon, golden and melancholic
More than half a life, filial duty unfulfilled!

I return, at the end of a dry March
Sun-filled fields, salted sweat drips.
I return, knowing Mom will be delighted
Bird footprints, a smile in her eyes.

I return, the pot boiling, fragrance wafting
Much love for Mom, bitter tears kept in secret.
I haven't achieved wealth and fame
Still, tangled in fate's troubles and hardships.

The Central Highlands in a season of wind and sun
Evenings vast, leaves scattered on the doorstep.
Pear blossoms fall, or is it Mom's white hair?
Time flows, countless times I've erred.

Mom never asked about my private affairs
Fearing my sadness, too old for love.
Truly, I remember and miss
But empty-handed, who would dare embrace misery?

Wine-drunk, walking along the river, horizontally and vertically
Gathering sorrows, a bit of joy.
Still, nurturing every small hope
Happiness will smile in the effort!

Apologies, Mom, don't worry too much
I've grown accustomed to bitterness for so long.
Sorrow makes me tipsy, joy also makes me drunk
Mom, don't be sad, tomorrow I'll wake up again.

Then, the sun rises in the deep green homeland
Mom, be at ease, nothing is wrong.
Just regret for not giving you a daughter-in-law
Guilt of filial impiety, how can I forget?

Apologies, Mom, countless times I've gambled
My fate in a game of chance.
But, oh Mom, life is as fickle as lime
I've lost every smile since then!

Lost every dream, forever searching in vain
Each aspiration burned silently.
The pain, I apologize to Mom a thousand times
Sorry, Mom, profoundly, endlessly sorry!

Last Love, 27-03-2019

I drift between half-awake and half-drunk
A smile, bitter, etched in my conscience.
Half a soul still mourns, tragically
Endless paths marked by love have passed.

This haze, half-love, fades into the distance
You revisited the times of tear-streaked pale eyes.
Half a heart silently lingers
All passion given to you!

However, it's only one plea
Desperate throughout the remaining years.
Yes, I, the foolish and naive romantic
If it must begin, let it be this way.

Half-light of tomorrow, clouds drift idly
Steps return, causing waves in the wake.
Lonely at the end of the sky, with a figure
Two souls just intoxicated and tender.

Half-moon agonizingly bursts into tears
Droplets fall, waiting on the doorstep.
Weary one, distant and vague
Half the battlefield, I remember more!

Half a life, I'm left with solitude
Bearing guilt, still empty-handed.
While your life holds many dreams
Half sweet, half endlessly bitter.

One half of me brimming with grievances
Each verse sinking into despair.
The other half repaying you with dreams
Healed scars, yet with a thousand fractures.

Last Love

Both sides of the road covered in the dust of time
Evening at the border, the color of fading sunlight.
Eyes ablaze as I arrived that day
The worn-out evening bus to the lonely ferry.

Oh homeland, a tear of love
So many endure hardships and poverty.
The dry, barren land remains steadfast
Amidst countless struggles and hardships.

There's a region of sun, fire, and engulfing rain
Despite flooding under the feet of hardworking people.
My homeland, though poor, always preserves
The blood and bones of those who sacrificed here.

My homeland still bears bitter hardships
My people toil, diligently cultivating.
The love for the country in each person is full
Ready to sacrifice for the land and for life.

Country, how I love you, words choke me
A little sentiment for those who are lost.
Uncles, older brothers, valiant and unyielding
Offering their youth for the peaceful homeland!

After the war, did true glory come?
Those who lay down are forgotten forever...
The next generation, how many are sorrowful?
Loving 'Vietnam' every moment of their lives.

My homeland, I write these words
Filled with the long, silent tears.
The returning soldier, disabled
Some companions never came back!

The day he left, she promised to wait
Then time drifted indifferently.
The old river, golden mustard flowers
Half her life, she remembers more!

My homeland, bombs and hardships
Decades later, scars still remain.
The children born here, so naive
Pain and wonder, why?

War passed decades ago
The toxic 'Agent Orange' deeply penetrates the soil.
Seeing these kids, my heart wrenches
All of it is the war's unforgivable crime!

My homeland, the forest has lost its green
Hills and fields burnt, smoke and fire.
The autumn sea contracts, mountains halved
The wetlands mourn, who will hear?

These verses earnestly express
Hopes for a brighter day for the nation.
'Officials,' people united in rain and shine
Fulfilling the warmth of sentiment everywhere!

25/02/2019 (Last Love)

For you, enduring the storms of night
Shoulders damp with the coldness of lonely streets.
Outside, tempests rage and roar
Tears fall silently and quietly.
...
Suddenly we remember the days of youth
Bitter, we lament the misfortune of two.
In the night, hurriedly, I write these lines
Sending to you wishes of happiness each day.
....
I return, shedding tears alone
Fate alone, blame not yourself.
Joy is seeing you smile
Whether beside me or with someone else.
....
Love rises high, purple clouds of melancholy
Leaves scatter noisily as you pass by.
Through rain and years, the longing doesn't fade
That joy explodes when we meet again.
....
I love you, a clumsy block of emotion
Even in sorrow, love forever.
You love me casually, like morning dew
The empty-handed one, I remain empty-handed for life.
.....
If chosen, I would suffer much
Your life, bitter enough as it is.
Through wind and clouds, a message is sent
This heart still loves you, submerged!
.....
Shining light on the pain, the soul in darkness
Lost in a land frozen and bitterly painful.
Then, whose life is noble and high
The city's rain etches many marks.
.....
For you, the slender, weary shoulders
As the sun rises, golden, reaching far.
I love you, but words are unspoken
The joys and sorrows, silently observed!

15-05-2019 (Last Love)

Sitting, counting the rain across the city
Empty streets, a sudden longing fills the heart.
Lost footsteps in the vast sky
A chilly wind whispers of the impending winter.

Nostalgia, hastily penned in old verses
For loving someone, one incurs a manifold sin.
Clouds seek someone, endlessly wandering
Those past follies are long gone.

In the crowded streets, searching for someone unseen
For years we've been apart, many autumns have passed.
Now, does she find warmth with someone else?
Happy and content in a radiant life?

Do you still remember a love that slipped away?
A solitary heart, pining alone in the dark.
Wishing you happiness and complete affection
May the sun shine golden for your azure eyes.

Leave me be with these days of regret
Years pass, still ardently waiting.
Do you know, unexpectedly?
That love still lingers to this day!

Let me tell you, just you alone
My soul has been desolate for a long time.
The rain still falls on the empty threshold
Eyes not yet dried, still full of endearing words!

Love collapses on two distant paths
This pain, preserve it within me alone.
Another time, breaking the wine glass
Blame my fate, silver as lime.

Extend a hand, grasping every bitterness
Golden sorrow in the deserted night.
Speak, only to you, let me
The eyes haven't exhausted their words of love!

Love succumbs, two diverging roads sighed
This pain, keep it within me alone.
Another broken cup, a stain in the sadness
Blaming myself, so silver, so much.

Reach out, grasping each bitterness
Golden sorrow in the lonely night.
Speak, only to you, let me
Erase all the sorrows endured for so long!

Dak Lak, 18/9/2018

This evening, the wind shifts to winter's embrace

A chilly gust, marking the onset of winter's frost.
Wandering amidst the void
The old path stretches, enveloped in melancholy.

Longing, oh the overwhelming longing
Distant souls bear the weight of lingering affection.
Blaming life for its twisted games
A final glance, footsteps fading away.

Seasons pass, golden leaves fall in the yard
Sorrow arises, the shadow of a lover fades.
What is left to wait for?
Nights with a sour, lingering taste of wine.

Who would understand this sentiment?
The road home, distorted by the intoxication of solitude.
Drink to forget the shadows
A lifetime of regrets, silent echoes of the heart.

Encountering you, now across the river
As you reach the other side, your rosy cheeks pale.
Tears fall, short and long
Poetry resonates, endlessly yearning for each other.

Entangled in resentment, aching with pain
A divided land, shattered by the storms of life.
Crying for you, then crying for myself
In the tempest of life, lost and scattered.

Fate has orchestrated this arrangement
Another misstep, another moment for us.
Arms embracing the entirety of sorrow
Rows of trees quietly bow beneath the rain.

Dusk embraces the lonely shadow
Each puff of smoke, dreamy and faded.
Joy suddenly shatters
This love, my dear, was just a dream!

You go, enjoying the complete happiness
After all, I came later.
Wishing you lasting happiness
Sad love, lost love, sorrowful love, I bear!

09/10/2018, End of Love