Pháp Hoan |Haiku 19 (19)

A pregnant deer
hit by an arrow last night
died on a soft patch of grass.

By Pháp Hoan, translation by Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

A pregnant deer
hit by an arrow last night
died on a soft patch of grass.
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Con nai chửa
đêm qua trúng tên
chết trên vạt cỏ mềm.

TÁM VẠN BỐN NGHÌN CÂY

By Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

There's magic in translating a body of work from one language to another.

In three lines, the cycles of life and of grief are apparent. Beautiful writing!

Thank you. 😍

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