Top 10 Most Beautiful Poems by Poet Thuỵ Anh

The bus travels all week long
Always moving, never resting
The bus gets tired
Walking, thinking, reflecting:
"Oh, how I wish for just one moment
To lie down on a bed!"

Pity the bus
Endlessly moving...

2005

I am a girl who cannot love quietly
My eyes, like fire, cannot hide from anyone
Let the world criticize and scorn
Let my love scare you, it's still true

I want to tell you that I will love you forever
Only you. The one and only you
The sky is you, and the earth is too
Even the wind, the rain, and the air are you

Do you remember the winter days?
When we touched, it was like a shock
That was when we loved each other so much
Our hearts sending sparks everywhere

Our love never knew rest
Even now, as husband and wife
I say I love you with every breath
Peaceful and calm in my sweetest dreams

Today is your birthday
I repeat what you already know
Because there’s no gift greater than this
My love that will never fade away...

I bloom under the new sunshine
My buds round and shy, full of longing
You are the distant sun
Travelling far, but stopping here with me

You send sunlight to the flowers I make
You burn my heart, petals scorched
You urge the buds to bloom too quickly
And you’ve made me love you without end

Now only May remains
Your love has faded, the flowers won’t turn yellow
In the old sunlight, it seems the fire is gone
As the evening falls, I find peace

I fear tomorrow’s sun will rise again
And I’ll try to turn my heart to the distant
The tiny flame in my heart has extinguished
And I vanish from this world, returning the green to the grass...

But can I really blame you?
I am a dandelion, a flower that loves the sun
Holding within me a bitter truth
That your sunlight
Is needed by all flowers.

2000

I have understood the words you never spoke
In the silence, it became clearer than before
I have learned what I was meant to know
And yet, why does my soul still ache?

In truth, I am not too sad
Only my chest feels still for a moment
My heart stops beating? My steps falter
As if life paused for just a second...

I wonder why you didn’t speak
You’ve always been so straightforward
And I’m not so fragile, I thought
That you’d speak what’s on your mind without hesitation

Well, it’s too late now, the distance is here
Whether you say it or not, it doesn’t matter anymore
But what torments me… is the wind outside the door
Still teasing, still calling:
“I love you!”

I have understood that Autumn is always new:
Faded petals are not the old marks of Fall,
The drops of water linger on yellowing leaves,
Falling into darkness,
With excitement, hard-to-explain joys,
Pure moments embracing the mud beneath.

You are here, I am here,
In just a moment, 'we are here'...
Life will have another Autumn,
The fallen leaves lead the way for us,
The evening hums softly over the lake's surface.

In the night, only one thing is most clear:
The black lotus leaf, wet with dark drops,
The thoughts you touch, the words I write:
In the night, everything turns transparent!
In this moment of Autumn, I ask you, please remember
Remember for me, for there will be times I forget
If we never meet again,
By your side
Is a memory more beautiful than any other...

2015

I remember the sky that held the scent of ripe rice,
Embracing the restless winds,
That day, we were talking,
And your eyes watched me as clouds swirled above.

Since that day, I stopped looking up,
Your voice grew distant, as if you'd forgotten,
The wings of birds, no longer having a place to rest,
The earth spun, and the sky turned into a deep abyss.

The old story from that poetic season,
Stopped at the moment you laughed,
Your hand breaking apart, marking the text,
Inviting someone to decode this game.

I searched in confusion, flipping through the pages,
Trying to understand the playful numbers that seemed to drift,
Illusions of love, unclear but warm,
You still owe me the final answer.

Only the sky still holds the scent of ripe rice,
Boldly loving, colors flooding the rainbow,
Floating with the clouds, hearing the waves below,
The sun, choking back tears, spreads its vastness...

2014

Không gian lắng nắng không gọi nữa,
Bầu trời mưa chưa thôi đợi cầu vồng.
Phía trước là Thu,
Đằng sau là Thu,
Đến cả trên cao và rất sâu trong ngực,
Dưới lớp lá mục mãi không tan được
Một mùa Thu mở to mắt nhìn ta.

Trong như giọt sương rơi lúc ba giờ sáng,
Như tiếng cười đứa trẻ cuối giấc mơ,
Như ý nghĩ dành cho tình bạn,
Vang trong đêm êm ái như thơ...

Hơi Thu giá làm phổi ta trong vắt,
Bụi thương yêu lấp lánh giữa người,
Cái nhìn ấy khiến đời ta váng vất,
Say Thu say từng ngụm mây trời...

2014

Nước ơi, nước ơi
Lại đây với bé
Cho bé rửa mặt
Cho bé rửa tay
Cho bé sạch sẽ
Rồi bé đi chơi
Mắt bé sáng ngời
Miệng cười xinh xắn
Răng bé rất trắng
Bé cắn rất đau!

Phỏng theo đồng dao Nga.

Nguồn: Thuỵ Anh, Ngày xưa, ngày nay, ngày sau..., NXB Trẻ, 2014

As time flows on, friendship grows,
Filled with cherished memories that glow.
Letters hastily written at dusk,
Placed by the door, waiting for someone to read.
In every dream, we're never alone,
With close friends beside, we share and grow.
We debate the world with innocent eyes,
Imagine foolish things, no need to disguise,
We tell tales with no ending in sight,
About a love that’s just begun to ignite,
And moments when silence fills the air,
We sit together, letting the evening fare.

Oh, my dear friend, even far away,
You've never left me, not for a day.
When I laugh, I hear your joy,
When I'm hurt, I look out and deploy
Messages that fly through the air,
Touching me gently, showing you care.
My heart swells with joy to hear
Your silent words that draw so near.

Does friendship last longer than love, I wonder?
It’s not the wild passion that makes hearts thunder,
Nor the longing that paints the sky so deep,
It doesn’t make cheeks blush or make you weep.
Friendship is a home with an open door,
We step inside, and then we explore,
We find warmth, then we move on our way,
Looking for happiness, come what may…

10/07
To my friend,

- My love, I’m too busy to love you:
Today there’s a meeting, tomorrow a debrief
Life carries me away in an endless rush
My love, I’m too busy to love you!

I give you back the green grass, the gentle sunlight
I return the passionate kisses we once shared
It’s all like fleeting clouds passing through a stormy sky
Now, it’s peaceful. But I’m so busy, don’t you know?

Put aside the desires in your heart
Hold back your love, don’t let it flare up anymore
My heart is full of worries; it’s not just a place for fire
Just like life, love isn’t all there is!

Don’t be sad, don’t wear me out with your endless questions, my love
Yes, I understand… you care for me the most
But please, let me focus and think, can’t you?

- I hurry to chase life, you chase after me
The distance keeps growing as you tire out
The gap you try to fill
With waiting, enduring, and loving me

With wishes for my safe travels each morning
With longing that lingers all day, unsaid
With songs you hum while washing blankets and pillows
With a life that feels lost and confused

My love, don’t speak anymore, I understand:
Throughout my life, I am too busy to love you!

8/2007