Sometime by the end of summer last year, for a birthday occasion, close friends of mine decided to hit up Toronto downtown. I just miss summer and these adorable peeps.

For the first time in while
I tried on a smile
And it fit
Like your old favorite knit sweater
The one for when days are cold,
And you're sipping on your hot cup of-
except you've accidently put it in the dryer,
and the warm soft fabric is now thick, harsh, uneven
too tight, too stiff
you haven't worn it in while
how unfit and cruel a smile.

-T.N

These photos follow the glancing moments I got to experience in Vietnam's notorious city of fog and sorrows, Da Lat, a city that has inspired the greatest poems and songs, where many have resolved to escape to the netherworld. Tragic, yet beautiful.