Ashes' Phobia Of Mail Trucks Poem by NHIEN NGUYEN MD

My wife was sitting there in our bedroom
Near a window and next to our bed.
She was repairing her coat
This coat was long, and she wanted to shorten it.
Two cats were resting quietly on our bed
One on each side of my wife, looking at her.
Now, it was eleven in the morning.
Tired of lying, they sat up to rest.
Ashes turned her head to look at the sky.
By chance, she saw a brown mail truck by roadside
Immediately, she jumped off the bed
She hid herself very well under the middle of our bed.
We called her many times, but she continued to hide.
So we waited until she felt safe to come out.
My wife asked the veterinarian about this
She explained that this cat had previous truck trauma.

01172015

NHIEN NGUYEN MD



Translation of Vietnamese poem


ASHES SỢ XE BƯU PHẨM - Poem by NHIEN NGUYEN MD


Vợ tôi ngồi đó trong phòng
Bên thành cửa sổ và giường chúng tôi.
Bà thì sửa áo trên giường
Áo này dài qúa bây giờ cắt đi.
Hai mèo nằm đó im lìm
Mỗi con một phía ngồi nhìn vợ tôi.
Bây giờ mười một giờ rồi
Chán nằm mèo lại chỉ ngồi đó chơi.
Ashes ngoảnh cổ nhìn trời
Tình cờ nó thấy bên đường xe nâu.
Vội vàng nó nhẩy xuống ngay
Tài tình nó nấp, nằm sâu gầm giường.
Gọi hoài nó vẫn trốn chui
Thôi đành chờ nó đến khi hoàn hồn.
Vợ tôi đã hỏi Vet rồi
Theo bà, nó trước khổ đời vì xe.

01172015

NHIEN NGUYEN MD