Startled / Giật Mình

Your smile’s like a blooming flower.

My soul drunk with the sweetness of inspired verses.

I find myself lost in a daydream.

And my heart’s beating hard and fast 

like ocean waves beating against the shore.

Please give me your wondrous smile.

Please also give me  the scent of your lustrous hair.

Let me be drunk with the sweetness of your soft lips.

Let my soul be melted in the passions of the night. 

Our breaths of air mixed together in delight.

Feeling ecstatic but suddenly woke up with a startle. 

With regrets for a romantic dream that was so soon over.

Translated by Vương Thanh, 2023