THE WRITERS POST (ISSN: 1527-5467) the magazine of Literature & Literature-in-translation. VOLUME 8 NUMBER 1 JAN 2006

YEN TRAM __________________________________ LIKE A YELLOW LEAF Birch trees behind my fence tremble in autumn rain, Yellow leaves fall to the ground making little sound, From green to dead leaves you have a short life, From my youth to old age it seems only one night. Full of freshness in the glorious months of spring, Losing your beauty day by day while you're wilting. Like you, I remember being so lively, As time slowly goes by, what can I keep with me? A sullen mind, a morose soul, a weak body, A feeling of loss or a sense of glory? To have traveled on this planet for many years, I have endured time of hardships and time of fears, But I always tell myself,  "Show smiles, and not tears To whomever, to the last day when you disappear." "Autumn leaves" is a painting of nature's beauty, Life is meaningful when you live it humanly. Yen Tram WA 2001 The Writers Post the magazine of literature & literature-in-translation, founded 1999, based in the US. VOLUME 8 ISSUE 1 JAN 2006 Editorial note: Works published in this issue are simultaneously published in the printed Wordbridge magazine (ISSN: 1540-1723). Copyright © Yen Tram 2006. Nothing in this magazine may be downloaded, distributed, or reproduced without the permission of the author/ translator/ artist/ The Writers Post/ and Wordbridge magazine. Creating links to place The Writers Post or any of its pages within other framesets or in other documents is copyright violation, and is not permitted. Return to Contents HOME

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