Best Two Poem By
HONG NGOC CHAU
MOTHER WARMS UP THE WINTER
The cold wind comes leisurely
After the fall ends, winter set ready
Nature always rotates seasons, now
It brings the holy winter bestowed
Despite birth, old age, sickness, and death
Our kind mom enjoys her longevity as God set
Her offspring can’t help but mourn, all of them
Our mother returns to the permanent realm
We never forget our mother’s difficulty
The father also struggled hard in misery
If comparing our parent’s merit would be
Higher than a mountain, larger than a sea
My mother’s life has a lot of things worsen
She is skinny because she nurtured children
Our father’s hair is as white as snowflakes
The blood relation, children have the same fate
Her departure evokes our responsibility
Our lives warmed by the origin of the family
We’ll try to overcome stormy obstruct and misery
We’ll surpass all the challenge, we don’t fear truly
Three generations now lack our mother
With incense smoke, we can think of her
We wish our virtuous mom would bless
Happiness fills up our family more or less.
WRITING FOR WINTER DAYS
1
Cold winds come to wake up me
The winter weather is cold truly
The drizzle and Northern wind are sad
To fall down makes us lack the grace
2
Thin clothes children find to earn a living
Wandering around the street as waiting
To meet God for His blessing as desired
Their soul is warmed forever and ever
3
In the cathedral hall, they attend Mass
Gladly to go with their mother at last
The ceremony song echoes their prayer
To light faith of many children as ever
4
Their eyes are innocent, oh truly holy!
As looking at stars in the morning early
Throughout the dark night in darkness
Eager, they wait for Christmas indeed
5
Many children excited to light their dream
Quiet desires in the family are light beam
For a warm day, they receive gifts and cakes
Gifts are given by Santa Claus in Christmas
6
Time passed over and then suddenly
We suffer something unintentionally
Some silver dews scatter on our hair
Our peaceful life is still bright as ever
7
We still enjoy birthday of the Providence
Suffering and happiness in this existence
Our faith and love will be together sharing
Let’s welcome the source of His blessings
8
Creating a new life is always aspirational
Through the stormy human life emotional
Good heart, bright mind clear out the Truth
At once devote ourselves to a life of virtue
9
A woman’s sales sounds are diligent
A hawker silently lives for existence
Her shoulders burden for livelihood
Quietly surpasses difficulty mood
10
There is poverty and unease mind
Sowing the loss, not a peaceful life
The youth mourn the life and death law
In the world, it can’t help but be a law
11
Not meaningful for material reputation
Though life still gives flavor affections
Like warm weather for the days of cold winter
Like waiting for sunny spring to come as ever
12
if humans firmly have kept faith and hope
We will be fulfilled with His grace and love
The holy and upright, justice appears
Merciful God’s is in four sky corners