In Memory of My Second Uncle HNB

Death is closer to meafter every funeral I’ve attended. He died and was cremated todayleaving behind a legacy,a series of …

Valentine’s Day 2019

We are like two sides
of a coin
knowing without knowing.

Bukowski

Once upon a
time, there was a
girl who was crazy
about Charles Bukowski.

A Poem for My Mother 2018

Another Mother’s day
And I thought I would run out
of things to say to you

Are You Still the Same?

Are you still the same?
Despite an ocean and over a decade away
Despite the dreams lost or materialized

Tết 2018 / Vietnamese Lunar New Year 2018

I stared at the pink cherry blossoms
And the amazing blue sky
Reflected in the creek

Nancy G.

But you’re gone
Like the grains of light I reach out
To grasp but I catch nothing.

Dream On

To what use could I put words I’ve been hunting for
when life’s erosion of feelings and inspiration
seems like just a matter of time
like the faded fall foliage in the forest

Anniversary 2017

If time in this world is infinite
I will ceaselessly swim in your cadences