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10/30/2000

Longing
Freedom is not Free
Falling Leaves

Poem of
The Day

Quote of the Day

The men who try to do something and fail are indefintely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed."
- Lloyd Jones

Poem of the Day

Falling Leaves

A leaf falls . . .
from an errant elbow's downward thrust;
toppled burgundy christens snowy linen
and the dodging laps of suits and gowns.

A leaf falls . . .
to an eager reader's sudden frustration
at a maddening mystery's imminent unveiling
on a time-loosened final page.

A leaf falls . . .
amid blazing autumn glory unseen
by dodgers of life's indoor spills
and chasers of fanciful mysteries.

Jan Decker

 

O^ng Ddo^`

Mo^~i na(m hoa dda`o no+?
La.i tha^'y o^ng ddo^` gia`
Ba`y mu+.c ta`u gia^'y ddo?
Be^n pho^' ddo^ng ngu+o+`i qua.

Bao nhie^u ngu+o+`i thue^ vie^'t
Ta^'m ta('c ngo+.i khen ta`i
"Hoa tay tha?o nhu+~ng ne't
Nhu+ phu+o+.ng mu'a ro^`ng bay".

Nhu+ng mo^~i na(m mo^~i va('ng
Ngu+o+`i thue^ vie^'t nay dda^u ?
Gia^'y ddo? buo^`n kho^ng tha('m
Mu+.c ddo.ng trong nghie^n sa^`u...

O^ng ddo^` va^~n ngo^`i dda^'y
Qua ddu+o+`ng kho^ng ai hay
La' va`ng ro+i tre^n gia^'y
Ngoa`i tro+`i mu+a bu.i bay.

Na(m nay hoa dda`o no+?
Kho^ng tha^'y o^ng ddo^` xu+a
Nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i muo^n na(m cu~
Ho^`n o+? dda^u ba^y gio+` ?

Vu~ DDi`nh Lie^n

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