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7/4/2000

Sound of Songs

Poem of
The Day

Sound of Songs

I'd rather have a tender word
Than any golden ring
I'd rather hear the sound of songs
Than always have to sing

Stretch out to me a willing hand
You'll not hear me complain
Buy me a bunch of lollypops
I'll walk through heavy rain

A gesture, no matter just how small
Is worth to me a treasure
Give me kind words, a look; A smile
All that, you just don't measure

If you can't give of yourself to me
Just get me an old tabby cat
I'll pour out all my love on it
And tip to you my hat

Sheila Donovan

 

 



Ba^'t Hoa.i

em o+i,
ddo+`i so^'ng ta ddang tro^i,
nhu+ hai da?i thie^n ha` qua^'n qui't
nu. cu+o+`i em chu+'a nha^n loa.i
trong
vo`ng quay
nu. cu+o+`i anh nhu+ ta(.ng va^.t tru`ng tru`ng
a^n a'i

em le^nh dde^nh u+
anh bie^'t ro^`i
vi` em ye^u nhu+ chie^`u ddang to+'i
nhu+ chu't ma^y no^'i hai dda^`u nam ba('c
ta^'m lo`ng em tinh khie^'t nhu+ tho+

ta la` ta trong nhau
ha(`ng cu+?u
se~ kho^ng dde^'n kho^ng ddi
se~ kho^ng co`n kho^ng ma^'t
chi? la` chu't man ma'c trong nu. ho^n tha^`m
theo bo.t re'o kha('p na(m the^`m dda.i ha?i

nga`y xu+a dda~ la` ho^m nay
la`m gia`u the^m cho no^~i nho+' thu+o+ng nhau
trong tha^`n ho^`n ta
ba^'t hoa.i
em ha~y treo xinh tu+o+i
le^n mo^i mie^.ng
ngo+`i ngo+`i
nhu+ ho^m nay dda~ la` nga`y sau
ho^n pho^'i

em cho+' buo^`n
em cu~ng cho+' vui
ha~y bi`nh an nhu+ thie^n ha`
ddang
la`
anh cu`ng emva.n dda.i

se~ vi~nh vie^~n tha('p ha.nh phu'c mi`nh
sa'ng le^n chie^`u cao nha^n loa.i

em o+i

Nguyen Duc Batngan

 

 

 

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