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The Day

Quote of the Day

"Work while it is called today,
for you know not how much you will be hindered tomorrow.
One today is worth two tomorrow's;
never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today."
- Benjamin Franklin

Poem of the Day

My Childhood

When I was young
The sun and moon were one
Silent crickets caroled the forlorn hymns
In shackles slain by the red dragon's whim
Hang the moonless night sky with empty hopes
And fish the shallow ponds with invisible ropes
And shed the tears that washed a thousand sorrows

Now across the globe the sun's radiance shines
Hidden routes
Unlock my shackles and hear my shout
The 'mighty' red dragon is defeated by Liberty here,
And shrunk to a tiny cricket in fear
The ponds are embellished by promising stars
Hand me my rod, for I will fish far
And shed the tears, for I still cannot fish that shallow pond.

Hoang Van

              

Me. Thu ..!!

Me. -da~ quye^'t, tha` la`m vie^n ngo.c vo*~
Nhu*ng sa('c kia co`n ma~i ma~i tu*o*i xanh
Cha(?ng chi.u la`m mo^.t vie^n ngo'i -de.p xinh
Ma` -de^? chi.u hoa` mi`nh trong pha^'n tho^?

Va`o -do*`i lu'c que^ hu*o*ng tra`n -dau kho^?
Du*o*'i go't gia^`y -do^ ho^. , lu~ ngoa.i xa^m
Me. ca^'t bu*o*'c theo cha^n Huy`nh Gia'o Chu?
-Dem -da.o giu'p -do*`i, Me. so^'ng ra^'t a^n ca^`n

Me. lo*'n le^n giu*~a ho^`ng tra^`n ly loa.n
Nga`y qua nga`y nghe cha'n -da.n bom ro*i
Lo`ng qua(.n -dau, Me. go.i .....Vie^.t Nam O*i..!!
Tim tan na't tru*o*'c ca?nh -do*`i the^ tha?m

Me. mong manh, mo^.t Ca'nh Hoa Tho*`i Loa.n
Me. le^n -du*o*`ng, kho^? na.n co' he^` chi
-Da^'t nu*o*'c mo*`i, Me. ca^'t bu*o*'c ra -di
Cho a'nh -da.o sa'ng ngo*`i Cha^n, Thie^.n, My~

Me. ye^u -do*`i, ye^u ngu*o*`i kho^ng ngu*ng nghi?
Cha(?ng cam lo`ng so^'ng i'ch ky?, vi. tha^n
Ye^u que^ hu*o*ng, Me. ye^u ca? tha nha^n
So^'ng xu*'ng -da'ng nhu* lo*`i Tha^`y gia'o hua^'n

-Do^'c Va`ng Ha. , Me. cu*o*`i -dau, kho'c ha^.n
Nghe tin tha^`y tho. na.n pha?i li`a xa
-Duo^?i gia(.c Ta^y, Tha^`y -di cu*'u so*n ha`
Co' ngo*` -da^u lu~ quy? ma a'm ha.i


Me. -do*'n -dau, Me. nghe.n nga`o kinh ha~i
Tha^n nu*~ nhi, pha^.n co? da.i hoa he`n
Me. a^m tha^`m xa cuo^.c so^'ng bon chen
Me. la(.ng le~ da^ng -do*`i cho -da.o pha'p

Tra'i tim Me., ti`nh que^ hu*o*ng ba't nga't
Pha^.n ga'i que^, mo^.ng u*o*'c co' bao nhie^u
-De^m tu*`ng -de^m, Me. chi? nguye^.n mo^.t -die^`u
Thanh bi`nh xuo^'ng tha^.t nhie^`u tre^n -da^'t nu*o*'c

Va` Me. se~ du*`ng bu*o*'c cha^n xuo^i ngu*o*.c
So^'ng an la`nh be^n thu*?a ruo^.ng, vu*o*`n rau
Me. cu*o*`i hie^`n nhi`n con, cha'u, re^?, da^u
Go*.i nho*' la.i nhu*~ng na(m -da^`u gian kho^?

Ro^`i Me. da('t cha'u con -di vie^'ng mo^.
Ke^? la.i tho*`i -do^ ho^. cu?a cha, o^ng
Chuye^.n ngu*o*`i xu*a -di ga'nh va'c non so^ng
Chuye^.n Nha^.t Ta?o hoa? ho^`ng oanh thie^n -di.a

Va` Me. da.y cha'u, con -die^`u nha^n nghi~a
-Dem thu*o*ng ye^u ra xoa' bo? ha^.n thu`
Vo*'i nhu*~ng ai co`n me^ mu. ho^m nay
Thi` la^'y chi' nha^n ma` thay cu*o*`ng ba.o

Me. cha(?ng da.y -dua -do`i danh vi. ha~o
-Do*`i phu` du, chu't gio^ng ba~o he^` chi
Me. da.y con so^'ng xu*'ng -da'ng nam nhi
Pha?i la`m -du*o*.c vie^.c gi` cho -da^'t nu*o*'c

Da.y tru*o*'c tie^n ho.c la^'y -die^`u nha^n -du*'c
Khuye^'n khi'ch con go'p su*'c giu'p so*n ha`
Nho*' na(`m lo`ng: "Vi. nu*o*'c bo? thu` nha`"
Nhu*ng gia(.c -de^'n, pha^.n -da`n ba` cu~ng -da'nh

Chuye^.n -da.o pha'p, Me. chung vai cu`ng ga'nh
Me. he^'t lo`ng -dem a'nh -da.o soi -do*`i
Me. mong con so^'ng xu*'ng -da'ng kie^'p ngu*o*`i
-De^? nu*o*'c Vie^.t luo^n ngo*`i tu*o*i sa'ng ma~i

Nhu*ng ho^m nay the^m mo^.t la^`n kinh ha~i
Lu~ ma(.t ngu*o*`i, da. thu', gie^'t Tha^`y xu*a
-Da^`y mu*u sa^u, thu*`a ma'nh khoe' lo.c lu*`a
Chu'ng pha' -da.o ma` kho^ng chu*`a thu? -doa.n

Tru*o*'c ba.o quye^`n, lo`ng gia` bu*`ng lu*?a gia^.n
Me. ra tay, vi. -da.o pha'p thie^u tha^n
Ho^`n ve^` be^n quan Thu*o*.ng -Da(?ng -Da.i Tha^`n
Cu`ng sa'nh vai, be^n cha^n Huy`nh Gia'o Chu?

Nga`y Me. -di, -da^'t tro*`i cu`ng u? ru~
Me. uy nghi, con cha'u cu?a Hai Ba`
Me. ra -di, rung chuye^?n co~i ta ba`
Lu*?a thie^u Me., bu`ng cho'i loa` oanh lie^.t

Me. -de^? la.i bao nhie^u la` thu*o*ng tie^'c
Trie^.u con tim, tha thie^'t nhi.p thu*o*ng -dau
NGUYE^~N THI. THU, te^n Me. sa'ng nghi`n sau
Cho lu*`ng la^~y danh Ga'i Nam, nu*o*'c Vie^.t

Me. ..Me. o*iii ..!! Cho du` con va^~n bie^'t
Cuo^.c -do*`i nay la` "So^'ng gu*?i tha'c ve^`"
Va^~n -do*'n -dau, va^~n quay qua('t tra(m be^`
Lo`ng li.m che^'t theo Me. ve^` chi'n suo^'i


Ly Hu*o*ng



       


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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