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8/16/2000

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Poem of
The Day

The Beach

We are grains of sand on the shore of some great sea
We are no more and no less
We hope to be swept away by the undulating waves
We yearn for that chance of free-floating freedom
However, the vultures cry in hunger
For the chance to snatch us away from this opportunity
They watch us and peck wildly in the air
Snap, snap, snap echoes throughout the sky
We are afraid to stand out in any way for they may eat us
So we bury ourselves beneath the other grains of sand
And slowly we sink deeper and deeper into the earth

Caroline Kim


TI?NH DA^.Y DDI


Nhu+ chu' be' tie^'c hoa`i con de^' nho?
Ta nga^.m ngu`i thu+o+ng ma~i mo^.t do`ng so^ng
Nhu+ tu+o+.ng dda' ba^ng khua^ng ho^`n thie^n co^?
Ta o^m ho^`n Do Tha'i ddu+'ng hoa`i mong

O^i to^? quo^'c, que^ hu+o+ng ta sa^`u ha^.n
So'ng ddie^n cuo^`ng cao nga^'t ngo.n tang thu+o+ng
Mong ddo+.i ma~i nga`y nu+o+'c tua^`n, da^n va^.n
Sao bao na(m chu+a xoay chuye^?n lua^n thu+o+`ng ?

Sao bao na(m va^~n la`m ngu+o+`i vong quo^'c
Va^~n ddo+'n he`n trong mo^.ng mi. a'o co+m ?
Va^~n pha^n ho'a, kho^ng sao ddoa`n ke^'t ddu+o+.c
Va^~n dda`nh lo`ng ba'n re? ca? danh tho+m !

Va^~n vo^ ti`nh ba'n ho^`n cho quy? du+~
Mua gia`u sang, mua a?o vo.ng co^ng ha^`u
Que^n ta^'t ca? lu+o+ng ta^m va` li.ch su+?
Ma(.c vong to^`n cho the^' he^. mai sau !

Ti?nh da^.y chu+', sao me^ hoa`i ma~i the^' ?
Ki`a gio^'ng no`i tho^i dda~ qua' ddau thu+o+ng !
Co`n ki.p dda^'y, ti?nh mau ddi ma` dde^?
Bie^'t ra(`ng mi`nh co`n co' mo^.t que^ hu+o+ng !!!

Ngo^ Minh Ha(`ng

 

 

Ma'i Le^`u Tranh
Con So^ng Va` Me.
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Thanh Nien Viet Nam Tu Do
Nga^.p Ngu*`ng
Hai Ca^u Ho?i
Tu?i
Em Nho+' Mi`nh Xa
Ti?nh Da^.y DDi

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