Whence She Comes

Whence She Comes

Like the ethereal moonlight, she comes ever so softly

Amidst smoke and mist, appears an enchanting beauty

Gazing deep into her eyes, I see a sky of twinkling stars

Her lotus feet, dancing in the sea foam, sparkle from afar

Like a patch of clouds from the mount’n forests, she silently arrives

Bringing with her ancient legends since the world’s first lights

The Star River, the Jade Sea where she’d appeared

Her delicate fragrance still lingers in the atmosphere

She comes with an enchanted brook of music and poetry

Singing exotic verses as fingers dance on the harp a Grecian melody

From whence sweet voice waves resound in my subconscious

To lead my soul into a Dream World of Beauty and Love

Since her arrival, divine fragrance abounds in Nature

A friendship, affectionate and close, like music and verse

The Dream Boat’s been bearer of dreams since Time’s beginning

In a sea of clouds, the poet’s moon gently drifting…

Translated by Vuong Thanh