The- cake- that- drifts- in- water.

My body is both white and round.
In water, I may sink or swim.
The hand that kneads me may be rough-
I shall keep my true-red heart .

Hô Xuân Huong (18th century)

The Anthology of Vietnamese poems, Huynh Sanh Thông.

Bánh trôi nước.