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Bells
Aged, cracked and alone
Sit the Chimes of Freedom, crying
In their Tower of Ivory, alone
Wail the mute voices of Justice, laughing
Men in superfluous white
Walk the streets below, smiling
Hiding amongst their teeth
The foul breath of Deception, reeking
Children frolic and feast
Upon parental neglect, unwary, hoping
That their day will begin in Peace
While dealers in Hate deceive them, gloating
To begin their journey to the End,
With swords, dreams, unreal things, begging
Together we defeat injustice
And the Torch Bearer comes, crying
And America sleeps the years away
Acting on impulse and neglect, trying
To put the Edict down, while
The Chimes of Freedom, slowly, die, crying
Roger A. Lipe
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TA^M TI`NH CHIE^'N HU*~U
TU*` PHONG
Xu*a cu`ng chie^'n tuye^'n Quo^'c Gia
Bo^'n vu`ng chie^'n thua^.t xo^ng pha die^.t thu`
Mo^~i ngu*o*`i o*? mo^~i Qua^n Khu
Cu`ng chung nhie^.m vu. die^.t thu` Ba('c phu*o*ng
Ngu*o*`i xo^ng pha cho^'n chie^'n tru*o*`ng
Ngu*o*`i lo tie^'p va^.n qua^n lu*o*ng dde^m nga`y
Mo.i ngu*o*`i go'p su*'c chung tay
Ca'c Qua^n Binh chu?ng dde^m nga`y chung lo
Chi? vi` hai chu*~ Tu*. Do
An ninh ha.nh phu'c ca^`n cho nu*o*'c nha`
Ba?o ve^. Chi'nh nghi~a Quo^'c Gia
Qua^n nha^n na`o co' ne^` ha` hie^?m nguy
Mo^.t lo`ng vi` la' Quo^'c Ky`
Quye^'t vi` To^? Quo^'c, quye^'t vi` Nha^n da^n
Gia^.n thay ca'i lu~ vo^ tha^`n
Theo dduo^i Co^.ng sa?n o^m cha^n Nga Ta^`u
Tu*o*ng ta`n co^'t nhu.c la^~n nhau
Chu'ng ga^y tang to'c kho^? ddau hai mie^`n
Ye^'u dda`m ma.nh dda'nh thu*o*`ng lie^`n
Bi.p bo*.m, la^.t lo.ng, chuye^n vie^n lo.c lu*`a
Chie^'n tranh na`o ma^'y ai u*a
Lo*.i du.ng ddie^?m a^'y chu'ng lu*`a nha^n da^n
Tra('ng dden pha?i qua^'y kho^ng pha^n
Na`o ca pha?n chie^'n, na`o da^n bie^?u ti`nh
Pha' cho dda^'t nu*o*'c tan ta`nh
Da^ng cho Vie^.t Co^.ng ngon la`nh chu'ng xo+i
Bie^'t ra thi` dda~ muo^.n ro^`i
Than tha^n tra'ch pha^.n ke^u tro*`i nhu*ng xa
Thie^.t tho`i Qua^n, Ca'n chu'ng ta
Va`o tu` ra kha'm, cu*?a nha` tan hoang
Uye^n u*o*ng le? ba.n la.c dda`n
Cha'u con tha^'t ho.c muo^n va`n kho^? ddau
Ro^`i da^n cu~ng chi.u chung sa^`u
Na(m cha^u bo^'n be^? cu`ng nhau la'nh na`n
Ngu*o*`i may ddi ddu*o*.c an toa`n
Kho^ng may ga(.p pha?i tai na`n be^? sa^u
Bu't na`o ta? he^'t no^~i ddau
Cu?a ngu*o*`i da^n Vie^.t nga^.m sa^`u tha'c oan
Chu'ng ta gio*` ddu*o*.c bi`nh an
So^'ng no*i ha?i ngo.ai gian nan qua ro^`i
DDem tha^n nho+` va? nu*o*'c ngu*o*`i
Nhu.c vinh tu`y o*? mo^~i ngu*o*`i nghi~ suy
Chu'ng ta co`n tra'ch nhie^.m gi`
Hay la` dda~ he^'t tu*` khi ddo^?i ddo*`i ?
Cu*.u tu` Chi'nh tri. mo^.t tho*`i
Ne^n cha(ng ta la.i cu`ng ngo^`i vo*'i nhau
Buo^`n vui ddo*`i li'nh ddo^?i trao
Ro^`i ddem kinh nghie^.m giu'p nhau lu'c na`y
Giu'p cho the^' he^. tu*o*ng lai
Hie^?u ro~ cuo^.c chie^'n ddu'ng sai phi'a na`o
Bao nhie^u xu*o*ng tra('ng ma'u dda`o
Hy sinh vi` "Ma'c" vi` "Mao" vi` "Ho^`"
Bo.n chu* ha^`u cu?a Trung Xo^
Phi' xu*o*ng ma'u Vie^.t ddie^?m to^ "bu'a lie^`m"
No'i ra dda^u pha?i tuye^n truye^`n
Nhu*ng ma` tra'ch nhie^.m u*u tie^n ha`ng dda^`u
La`m sao hu*o*'ng da^~n lo*'p sau
Bie^'t ra(`ng To^? Quo^'c la` dda^u ma` ti`m
Le~ na`o thu. ddo^.ng la(.ng im
Ma(.c cho con cha'u ddi ti`m thu*.c hu*
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