Vietnamese Poetry: Summer Evening

Tran Thanh Tong King

King Tran Thanh Tong (1240 -1290)

Summer Evening

By the long lingering light of day the veranda is beautiful with flowers.
In by the northern window comes the wind, sweet with the scent of lotus and coolness.
After the rain the garden wears a mantle of green.
Only the yearning song of the cicada troubles the coming of dusk.