The Passionate Heart of a Father

At many times I have seen the sunset,
Signaling the passage of the day and the end of the road,
So, I collect my feelings and my memories to load
Into a full package to send to my loved children.

From the hour of your birth to your youth age,
Day and night I have usually expected in my dreams,
Always to wish for you to succeed in the superb beams,
It's my sincere hope and my waiting satisfaction...

Until when you grow up and become adults,
Tottering in the real life at the flower age,
When out at open sea, it's hard to avoid storm damages,
How to obtain the floral results and the beautiful dreams !

Many of my advices I think you probably understand,
Try to have a peace of mind and stabilize your flying wings,
Do not hurry to be too happy when receiving the blessing,
Nor be too hopeless in the unlucky cases.

The past or the future of our lives has already been prearranged,
Karma, once tied, is very difficult to change,
Accept any challenge God sends without complaint,
Real peace will stay with us for a long time to come.

The thoughts of the seniors and the juniors are surely different,
Old people seem always slower and the young often faster,
Be tolerant with me because of the high age,
Daily events are usually mingled between before and after...

My back home way is flickering and not that far.
A human life passes so fast like a falling star ,
Those are all my feelings to wrap and send to my dear children,
Please pray for me at my sunset age...

Phước Tuyền/Ngô Quang Huynh (Jul. 23, 2014)