Nha Trang rains

This morning, I woke up and it suddenly rained in Nha Trang. I still wore a raincoat and went out, as if I had not given up a habit . The familiar Le Hong Phong street, suddenly the rain caressed the leaves of the milk flower trees, making the leaves more tender and greener. In the rain, the colorful raincoats on the street created vivid colors. Rain is a part of the earth and sky. There, the reminders, the memories that were kept far away, suddenly reminded when the rain came. I, like you, have gone through many rainstorms in the city, many times drenched in the rain, and probably also been late because the rain blocked the way home. In that rain, someone's house turned on music, Trinh Cong Son's "Diem Xua" made me feel nostalgic: "The rain still falls on the ancient tower/How long have your arms been, your eyes have been pale/Listening to the autumn leaves, the rain wears down your small heels..." . Surely you have heard this song on a rainy day.

One day, you are walking on the street, encountering a sudden rain, you quickly look for a shelter and stop at a porch. The porch seems unintentional, but in fact it is the kindness of the owner of the house to give passersby a place to shelter from the sun and rain. The porch is also the character of Nha Trang people, it is a place to protect the house from the sun and rain, and also a shelter for those who accidentally step out when the weather suddenly changes, when it rains on the street. You must have taken shelter at different porches many times, at different times. There are people living in the same city, just randomly meeting each other to be able to say a few random words to each other, then the rain stops, and they get lost in the crowd again.

On the roads leading into the city such as Pham Van Dong, Vo Nguyen Giap and Nguyen Tat Thanh on rainy days, the grass is green. The grass on the roads lies still under the sun, turning yellow as if it is deliberately trying to charm the earth and sky, creating a beautiful scene for photographers. But in fact, the sun has dried the soil, the yellow grass leaves patiently wait for the rain. Just one rain seems to imbue joy, the yellow grass quickly turns green, the grass seeds buried in the soil for a year quickly burst out with leaves. Then a few rains come, the yellow grass roads become green roads. The grass does not need to wait for time, shyly blooming flowers that no one has a name for. Flowers and grass follow the rain to make the road shelter for dreams.

Rain, the coffee shops on the street are a little busier. Just sitting there, ordering a cup of coffee to watch each black drop slowly fall into the cup, looking out at the rainy street. There are a couple of people walking in the rain, the rain keeps falling on the trees along the road, the raindrops contribute to creating memories and emotions in a quiet moment of life. The streets that are usually bustling with passing cars, sometimes suddenly become deserted, as if to let the rain fall on the street.

People still say that Tran Phu street and the sea are an inseparable part of Nha Trang. On rainy days, the sea is just waves lapping at the shore. And sometimes, when the sea is rippling with rain, many romantic people go to the sea just to watch the misty rain, the misty islands and the ships that have not returned yet, clinging to the rain in the distance.

Rain, stop under the ancient soapberry tree right at the Navy Guest House on Tran Phu Street. Only then can we admire the peaceful shape of the tree, over 100 years old, in the middle of the street. The ancient tree is not an accident but a part of the street, we just accidentally pass by until the rainy season comes.

There are promises made in the rain. Telling each other: "The rain will still come", then putting on a raincoat to go to the meeting place. In the rainy season, the steaming hot pot makes friends warm up together, then they tell each other about the rainy days of the past.

We live with joys and sorrows, fully with Nha Trang that changes every day. We have seen people off when the rain came to the city, or maybe gone far away when the city turned to rain. Reunions and partings are the inevitable laws of life. And on a rainy day in Nha Trang, suddenly reaching out to catch the falling raindrops, remembering the rains of the past.

KHUE VIET TRUONG

Source: https://baokhanhhoa.vn/van-hoa/sang-tac/202412/nhung-con-mua-nha-trang-9f04c91/