We Hide Under Shade Of A Pier Poem by NHIEN NGUYEN MD

We Hide Under Shade Of A Pier

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People go to the beach to bask in the sun
We go to the beach to hide under shade of a pier.
This pier is for fishing or sightseeing
Because it extends higher and further into the ocean.
There are more beach goers this afternoon because of Saturday.
Rising tides bring more powerful breakers.
My grandchildren are afraid of strong waves
So they stay closer to shoreline where foams reach their calves.
They watch for sea shells and pick them up as soon as they see them.
They sit together under shade of the pier.
They play pretend in managing a restaurant business.
They pile up sands to bury lower halves of their bodies.
They dig wet sands to build tiny pools with surrounding walls
However coming waves break them very soon.
They move up their locations several times
But then stronger breakers level them immediately.
In the dark of evening, they search for sand crabs
They are very happy and shout with joy.
For several days, they swim in swimming pools
But with the ocean, they manage just to get themselves wet.

08062016
NHIEN NGUYEN MD

Above poem is translation of original Vietnamese poem of NHIEN NGUYEN MD:

CHÚNG TÔI TRỐN DƯỚI GẦM CẦU

Người ta đi biển phơi người
Chúng tôi đi biển trốn nơi gầm cầu.
Cầu này là để người câu
Hay là ngắm cảnh, cao xa hơn bờ.
Chiều nay thứ bẩy, đông người
Triều dâng, sóng lớn đập bờ mạnh hơn.
Sóng to, cháu sợ nước nhồi
Mon men bờ nước, bọt vờn ống chân.
Vỏ sò cháu đợi, lượm mau
Dưới cầu bóng mát, rủ nhau cháu ngồi.
Cháu chơi bán bánh, bán cơm
Cháu chơi vun cát để chôn nửa người.
Cháu đào vũng nước, đắp bờ
Đâu ngờ sóng lớn phá bờ cát xây.
Loay hoay, đổi chỗ mấy lần
Nhưng rồi sóng lớn san bằng rất nhanh.
Đêm đêm tìm mấy dã tràng
Cháu vui thích lắm, bao lần cháu la.
Hồ bơi, xuôi ngược mấy ngày
Biển thì, ướt áo, ướt quần mà thôi.

08062016
NHIEN NGUYEN MD

Saturday, August 13, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: beach,vacation
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Our vacation with grand children and their parents at Kitty Hawk - Outer Banks beach in North Carolina
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dung Nguyen 13 August 2016

What A Wonderful Time With Your Grandkids! ! ! ! Enjoy! ! ! !

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Nhien Nguyen 20 August 2016

We had a very good time. Thanks for reading, Nhien

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