Background: Gray Reveries was originally written about the onset of monsoon season in the middle of May 2015. It was intended to be part of a short story but the idea was scrapped and instead it became a stand alone flash fiction piece. In February 2020, it was submitted to the online publications Nymphs […]

Title: Thuy of Haiphong Style: Elements of Droighneach, 13 syllable lines followed by 9 syllable lines, dunedh Author: David Kute Date: August 11th, 2024 About: A love poem about Do Thuy of Hanoi, Vietnam Ten twenty-three my beauty was born though not for me For the skies, for the lands, for the seas Noble Thuy, […]

Poem Type: Limerick, 5 lines Title: Do Thuy, Delight of Hanoi Author: David Kute Date: August 10th, 2024 About: A love poem for Do Thuy.  The honeyed, gallant gal of Hanoi Happy Thuy, saccharine, full of joy Under rose skies, sweet life  Youthful heart, placid at sight Dahlia-like surprise, don’t avoid Do Thuy, Delight of […]

Title: Thuy, Flower, Star, Light By: David Kute, August 10th, 2024 For: Do Thuy About: A love poem for Do Thuy Style: Cowleyan Ode, irregular, narrative at the middle Once upon a time A red flower rose up Pure, sensitive, and sweet This beauty lived in the east Her name was Thuy Receptive and warm […]