Quote of the Day
"Nothing in
the world can take the place of persistence.
Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
- Calvin Coolidge
Poem of the Day
Ta^m Su+. Nhu+~ng Gio.t Mu+a
mo^~i khi tro+`i mu+a dde^'n
to^i ra ddu+'ng be^n the^`m
nhi`n mu+a lo`ng tuo+?ng nho+'
nhu+~ng ky? nie^.m kho' que^n
mu+a tre^n ma('t nguo+`i xu+a
gio.t di.u hie^`n nga^y tho+
long lanh nhu+ suo+ng ddo.ng
tre^n hoa co? da.i kho+`
co? ca^y va^~n co`n dda^'y
gio.t mu+a ddo.ng dda^u dda^y
nguo+`i xu+a sao cha(?ng tha^'y
ai dda~ dde^'n no+i na`y
mu+a o+? trong tim to^i
co' kha'c vo+'i ngoa`i tro+`i
nguo+`i buo^`n tro+`i cu~ng kho'c
hay chi? nga^~u nhie^n tho^i
mu+a cu+' ma~i mu+a ro+i
hoa la' the^m xanh tuo+i
cho lo`ng the^m kho^ ua'
mo^.t no^~i nie^`m chu+a vo+i
mu+a co`n dde^'n bao gio+`
nguo+`i co`n va^~n ddo+.i cho+`
DO`NG DDO+`I LA` MO^. HUYE^.T
MO^.T MO^'I TI`NH BA^'T DIE^.T
DaoHoaDaoChu
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
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