Comments   Have you visited a museum, read a book , looked at a painting,, or contemplated nature lately ?   Carpe diem

Many of Song Viet's poems have been set to music, a tribute to their charm and beauty. Enjoy the music as well as the poetry.  The Teasing Moon Nguyet Gheo or The Teasing Moon gives voice to a very seductive young woman in love, who complains to her lover about how the moon keeps stirring her feelings.  Take Me to... Lie on your lonely bed, gaze at the moon peeking through the bedroom window, and call to your lover to take you to the beach, lips singing the song of the sea.  Sweetheart, You Are a Lovely Poem I can read a poem, and I can admire beauty. But when Sweetheart, You Are a Lovely Poem, then I wish I could carry you off to the land of your dreams.  The Coffee We Poured The coffee we pour to each other throughout the year is the elixir of life and the love potion we both thirst for.  Keep Going When the inspiration comes, go ahead and set your thoughts and feelings firmly down lest they bubble away into nothingness.  Silky Hair Fluttering in the wind your silky hair ensnares the souls of men.  I Deserved It! I am reprehensible, am I not, for being so naive about your needs. But did I deserve it, honey?  Just as Heaven's Silky Thread Ever so ethereal and just like Heaven's silky thread, you ensnared me in your web of love.  Am I Lovesick, Sweetheart? Yesterday I strolled into town and the roses I saw filled me with the thought of you, the same red roses you gave me on our first date.  A Load of Sorrows He was on duty far far away leaving her behind to grapple with utter solitude, and the crushing burden of inconsolable sorrow.