Poem

Truong Tran

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consider the path of a falling leaf

consider the path of a falling leaf

kijk naar de weg die een vallend blad aflegt de afstand tussen de tak en de aarde de minste windvlaag zou zijn richting kunnen veranderen bekijk jezelf nu als dat vallende blad vallend vallend en waar kwam je vandaan en waar ben je nu

© Vertaling: 2011, Jabik Veenbaas
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW,

consider the path of a falling leaf the distance in between the branch and the earth the slightest breeze could alter its course now consider yourself as that falling leaf falling falling and where did you come from and where are you now

© 2002, Truong Tran
From: dust and conscience
Publisher: Apogee Press, Berkeley

Truong Tran

Truong Tran

(Vietnam, 1969)

Truong Tran, a poet and visual artist, was born in Saigon in 1969. He is the author of five books of poetry and a children’s book, and has had numerous shows as a visual artist. He lives in San Francisco and teaches at San Francisco State University and at Mills College.

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this book is for my cousin nort

i’m just saying that

that I’ve been thinking about a way to write this letter

to end without ending on this preposition

he trained obsessively

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consider the path of a falling leaf

consider the path of a falling leaf the distance in between the branch and the earth the slightest breeze could alter its course now consider yourself as that falling leaf falling falling and where did you come from and where are you now

From: dust and conscience

consider the path of a falling leaf

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