Flavors of the Highlands

Spring is knocking on the door of every region, every house, every community. Journalist and poet Nguyen Hong Vinh is "racing" with spring, recently returning to the Northern Delta, then to the Nine Dragons; from the Northwest, he went to the port city of Hai Phong . And now, he has come to the red basalt plateau, full of coffee, rubber and all kinds of green vegetables. "She" in the poem is happily going to the fields, the "windy season" of the plateau makes her silky black hair flutter, coincidentally meeting her lover visiting the specialized production area. Beautiful memories come flooding back. The cherished dreams now have the opportunity to "sprout" to help "he" boldly ask: " Is this spring possible?..." . "She" is silent, "he" takes another step: "If you don't pick them, they will fall!". The pure, poetic love story is "wrapped up" by the author with romantic images: " Sunset sinking behind the mountain/ Hand in hand down the pass" . A new dawn will open for the couple who have gone through days of nurturing love through hard work, but are very optimistic because they have found the meaning of life.

Respectfully introduce this poem about love, creating the spring beauty of the highlands:

FRAGRANCES OF THE HIGHLANDS

Gift for Le Vi Thuy

“Pleiku in the windy season” ¹

Her hair flies over the hill

The stream slowed down

Is there a strand of your hair falling?!

Back loaded with corn and potatoes

I sing as I walk

Meet me at the mountain pass

Fatigue disappears quickly!

Lak Lake is dry this season

As if we are still imprinted

Moonlit Mood

Wet night with dew…

Heavy with fruit coffee forest

Golden rice terraces

Met each other on the farm

He asked: "this spring"?!...

Main coffee season

The whole hill is bright

He smiled happily like Tet:

"If you don't pick it, it will fall"!

Bright yellow wild sunflowers

Sloping winding hill

Sunset behind the mountain

Hand in hand down the pass…

Spring of the Year of the Dragon, 2024

Nguyen Hong Vinh

1. Name of the poem by Le Vi Thuy, a poet from the highlands, published in QĐCT No. 27/1/2024

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/huong-sac-cao-nguyen-post282746.html