Maudlin Sky

color blind, philobiblon, introspective and having problem with the sense of smell

summer class

The bus driver turned on the radio. A music of the 50s 60s of the last century made the scene before my eyes became nostalgic. The bus started to go up Chuong Duong bridge across the Red River, the connection between Hanoi and the suburban. Below, there were long-running straight rows of corn on the ground fed by fertile alluvium. Sunshine spilled on the surface of the river. The blue sky was filled with soft clouds floating like white foam. The winds came through the window carrying an uncomfortable smell of earth, an odorous aroma of corn and a salty tatse of the silt.

Tôi lại là tôi của tháng ngày xưa cũ

Lóc cóc đạp xe mỗi buổi đến trường

Lại là tôi của những vấn vương

Của nhớ thương vụng dại theo mùa nắng

Lại là tôi miệt mài mòn mỏi

Trên con đường chưa ai bước đi chung

absurdom:

Blizzard (by Bart Michiels)

absurdom:

Blizzard (by Bart Michiels)

The Quiet World

In an effort to get people to look
into each other’s eyes more,
and also to appease the mutes,
the government has decided
to allot each person exactly one hundred
and sixty-seven words, per day.

When the phone rings, I put it to my ear
without saying hello. In the restaurant
I point at chicken noodle soup.
I am adjusting well to the new way.

Late at night, I call my long distance lover,
proudly say I only used fifty-nine today.
I saved the rest for you.

When she doesn’t respond,
I know she’s used up all her words,
so I slowly whisper I love you
thirty-two and a third times.
After that, we just sit on the line
and listen to each other breathe.

Jeffrey McDaniel
sunst0ne:

just choose one (by paige marshall)

sunst0ne:

just choose one (by paige marshall)

(via vintage-kisses)

Hồi bé mình là đứa động tí là khóc nhè, lúc đó cũng nhận thức được thế nào là mít ướt. Nhưng sao bây giờ muốn khóc cũng khó quá đi. Chỉ cảm thấy một cái cục tức tức ở ngực và một mớ hỗn độn trong đầu không sao giải tỏa nổi :(

I stretched my tiny feet up high and thought just by taking off the shoes, my feet could separate from the ground. I could actually feel the sky. Like many others, I wanted to grab all the stuff the sky, but I never tried, thinking that the other kids was also exploring those miracles.