Tra`ng Giang
                               
Huy Ca^.n

So'ng go+.n tra`ng giang buo^`n ddie^.p ddie^.p
Con thuye^`n xuo^i ma'i nu+o+'c song song,
Thuye^`n ve^` nu+o+'c la.i, sa^`u tra(m nga?;
Cu?i mo^.t ca`nh kho^ la.c ma^'y gio`ng.

Lo+ tho+ co^`n nho? gio' ddi`u hiu,
DDa^u tie^'ng la`ng xa va~n cho+. chie^`u.
Na('ng xuo^'ng, tro+`i le^n sa^`u cho't vo't;
So^ng da`i, tro+`i ro^.ng, be^'n co^ lie^u.

Be`o da.t ve^` dda^u, ha`ng no^'i ha`ng;
Me^nh mo^ng kho^ng mo^.t chuye^'n ddo` ngang.
Kho^ng ca^`u go+.i chu't nie^`m tha^n ma^.t.
La(.ng le~ bo+` xanh tie^'p ba~i va`ng.

Lo+'p lo+'p ma^y cao ddu`n nu'i ba.c...
Chim nghie^ng ca'nh nho?: bo'ng chie^`i sa
Lo`ng que^ do+`n do+.n vo+`i con nu+o+'c,
Kho^ng kho'i ho`ang ho^n cu~ng nho+' nha`.

   
Tha(ng Long Hoa`i Co^?
                    
Ba` Huye^.n Thanh Quan
   
Ta.o ho'a ga^y chi cuo^.c hi' tru+o+`ng,
Ho^m nay tha('m thoa't ma^'y tinh su+o+ng.
Lo^'i xu+a xe ngu+.a ho^`n thu tha?o
Ne^`n cu? la^u dda`i bo'ng ti.ch du+o+ng.
Dda' va^~n tro+ gan cu`ng tue^' nguye^.t,
Nu+o+'c co`n cha^u ma(.t vo+'i tang thu+o+ng.
Nga`n na(m gu+o+ng cu? soi kim co^?,
Ca?nh dda^'y ngu+o+`i dda^y, luo^'ng ddoa.n tru+o+`ng
             Xua^n
                            
Che^' Lan Vie^n

To^i co' cho+` dda^u co' ddo+.i dda^u
DDem chi xua^n dde^'n go+.i the^m sa^`u?
--Vo+'i to^i ta^'t ca? nhu+ vo^ nghi~a
Ta^'t ca? kho^ng ngoa`i nghi~a kho^? ddau!

Ai dda^u tro+? la.i mu`a thu tru+o+'c
Nha(.t la^'y cho to^i nhu+~ng la' va`ng?
Vo+'i cu?a hoa tu+o+i, muo^n ca'nh ra~,
Ve^` dda^y ddem cha('n ne?o xua^n sang!

Ai bie^'t ho^`n to^i say mo^.ng a?o
Y' thu go'p la.i ca?n ti`nh xua^n?
Co' mo^.t ngu+o+`i nghe`o kho^ng bie^'t te^'t
Mang li` chie^'c a'o ddo^. thu ta`n!

Co' ddu+'a tre? tho+ kho^ng bie^'t kho'c
Vo^ ti`nh bo^~ng ba^.t tie^'ng cu+o+`i ran!

Chao o^i! Mong nho+'! O^i mong nho+'!
Mo^.t ca'nh chim thu la.c cuo^'i nga`n.

    
Here are some of my favorite poems.  Hope that you will find them equally likable.  If you enjoy reading vietnamese  poetry, there's an excellent site at  www.vhvn.com   My other favorites are Cung Oa'n Nga^m Khu'c (Nguye^~n Gia Thie^`u), Kim Va^n Kie^`u (Nguye^~n Du), and Chu`a Hu+o+ng (Nguye^~n Nhu+o+.c Pha'p).
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     Que^ Hu+o+ng
    
( Ba`i ho.c dda^`u cho con)
                        DDo^~ Trung Qua^n


Que^ hu+o+ng la` gi` ho+? me.
Ma` co^ gia'o da.y pha?i ye^u
Que^ hu+o+ng la` gi` ho+? me.
Ai ddi xa cu~ng nho+' nhie^`u

Que^ hu+o+ng la` chu`m khe^' ngo.t
Cho con tre`o ha'i mo^?i nga`y
Que^ hu+o+ng la` ddu+o+`ng ddi ho.c
Con ve^` ro+.p bu+o+'m va`ng bay

Que^ hu+o+ng la` con die^`u bie^'c
Tuo^?i tho+ con tha? tre^n ddo^`ng
Que^ hu+o+ng la` con ddo` nho?
E^m dde^`m khua nu+o+'c ven so^ng

Que^ hu+o+ng la`ca^`u tre nho?
Me. ve^` no'n la' nghie^ng che
La` hu+o+ng hoa ddo^`ng co? no^.i
Bay trong gia^'c ngu? dde^m he`

Que^ hu+o+ng la` vo`ng tay a^'m
Con na(`m ngu? giu+~a mu+a dde^m
Que^ hu+o+ng la` dde^m tra(ng to?
Hoa cau ru.ng tra('ng ngoa`i the^`m

Que^ hu+o+ng la` va`ng hoa bi'
La` ho^`ng ti'm gia^.u mo^`ng to+i
La` ddo? ddo^i bo+` da^m bu.t
Ma`u hoa sen tra('ng tinh kho^i
Que^ hu+o+ng mo^?i ngu+o+`i chi? mo^.t
Nhu+ la` chi? mo^.t me. tho^i
Que^ hu+o+ng co' ai kho^ng nho+'.....
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