In these years of
expanding,
gaining
and growing

my knowledge

Learned the bad

from the good

 Learned with

sadness sometimes

When I learn

I laugh

I’m speechless

I’m disappointed

I’m proud, too

People around me

encourage,

support,

and cheer

for me to learn

I have tried and failed

not once

but many times

 I have learned from my mistakes

I have been told about my errors

But at the end come to success

Through these four years

I learned a lot

from my teachers,

from my family,

from my friends,

I am grateful for one who takes

their time,

their effort,

and patience

to teach me

Thien Bui

Vovinam San Jose

(Poem contest 2008)