Quote of the Day
"Tru+`
ddo^.c tru+` tham, tru+` ba.o ngu+o+.c
Co' nha^n co' tri' mo+'i anh hu`ng"
-Nguye^~n Tra~i
Poem of the Day
Que^ Hu+o+ng
Thuo+? co`n tho+ nga`y hai buo^?i dde^'n
tru+o+`ng
Ye^u que^ hu+o+ng qua tu+`ng trang sa'ch nho?
``Ai ba?o cha(n tra^u la` kho^?''
To^i mo+ ma`ng nghe chim ho't tre^n cao\.
Nhu+~ng nga`y tro^'n ho.c
DDuo^?i bu+o+'m ca^`u ao
Me. ba('t ddu+o+.c...
Chu+a dda'nh roi na`o dda~ kho'c !
Co' co^ be' nha` be^n
Nhi`n to^i cu+o+`i khu'c khi'ch...
Ca'ch ma.ng bu`ng le^n
Ro^`i kha'ng chie^'n tru+o+`ng ky`
Que^ to^i dda^`y bo'ng gia(.c
Tu+` bie^.t me., to^i ddi
Co^ be' nha` be^n (co' ai ngo+` !)
Cu~ng va`o du ki'ch
Ho^m ga(.p to^i va^~n cu+o+`i khu'c khi'ch
Ma('t dden tro`n (thu+o+ng thu+o+ng qua' ddi tho^i !)
Giu+~a cuo^.c ha`nh qua^n kho^ng no'i ddu+o+.c mo^.t lo+`i
DDo+n vi. ddi qua, to^i ngoa'i dda^`u nhi`n la.i
Mu+a dda^`y tro+`i nhu+ng lo`ng to^i a^'m ma~i\...
Ho`a bi`nh to^i tro+? ve^` dda^y
Vo+'i ma'i tru+o+`ng xu+a, ba~i mi'a, luo^'ng ca`y
La.i ga(.p em
The.n thu`ng ne'p sau ca'nh cu+?a
Va^~n khu'c khi'ch cu+o+`i khi to^i ho?i nho?
Chuye^.n cho^`ng con (kho' no'i la('m anh o+i !)
To^i na('m ba`n tay nho? nha('n nga^.m ngu`i
Em dde^? ye^n trong tay to^i no'ng bo?ng...
Ho^m nay nha^.n ddu+o+.c tin em
Kho^ng tin ddu+o+.c du` ddo' la` su+. tha^.t
Gia(.c ba('n em ro^`i, qua(ng ma^'t xa'c
Chi? vi` em la` du ki'ch, em o+i !
DDau xe' lo`ng anh, che^'t nu+?a con ngu+o+`i !
Xu+a ye^u que^ hu+o+ng vi` co' chim, co' bu+o+'m
Co' nhu+~ng nga`y tro^'n ho.c bi. ddo`n, roi
Nay ye^u que^ hu+o+ng vi` trong tu+`ng na('m dda^'t
Co' mo^.t pha^`n xu+o+ng thi.t cu?a em to^i.
Giang Nam
Amber
Wind-bitten and eroded by time,
an amber rock mirrors the love of human soles.
Eternally flawless and smooth to a shine,
its beauty reflect man's love untold.
Dark brown and rich in hue,
like the drugging kisses of a lover's lips.
Polished surface, soft and new,
like the rippling touches of her fingertips.
Endured by the forces of rain, wind and heat,
an amber forms in the womb of the earth.
It is the jewel of love unsheathed,
of man's love rebirth.
Nature and Time molds liquid amber into stone,
just as love takes time to hone.
Jeanette Trang
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