-Do` Le`n
thuo+? nho? to^i ra co^'ng Na ca^u ca'
ni'u va'y ba` ddi cho+. Bi`nh La^m
ba('t chim se? o+? va`nh tai tu+o+.ng pha^.t
va` ddo^i khi a(n tro^.m nha~n chu`a Tra^`n
thuo+? nho? to^i le^n cho+i dde^`n Ca^y Thi.
cha^n dda^'t ddi dde^m xem le^~ dde^`n So`ng
mu`i hue^. tra('ng quye^.n kho'i tra^`m tho+m la('m
ddie^.u ha't va(n la?o dda?o bo'ng co^ ddo^`ng
to^i dda^u bie^'t ba` to^i co+ cu+.c the^'
ba` mo` cua xu'c te'p o+? ddo^`ng Quan
ba` ddi ga'nh che` xanh Ba Tra.i
Qua'n Cha'o, DDo^`ng Giao tha^.p thu+~ng nhu+~ng dde^m ha`n
to^i trong suo^'t giu+~a hai bo+` hu+ -- thu+.c
giu+~a ba` to^i va` tie^n pha^.t, tha'nh tha^`n
ca'i na(m ddo'i cu? dong rie^`ng luo^.c su+o+.ng
cu+' nghe tho+m mu`i hue^. tra('ng hu+o+ng tra^`m
bom My~ do^.i -- nha` ba` to^i bay ma^'t
dde^`n So`ng bay, bay tuo^'t ca? chu`a chie^`n
tha'nh vo+'i pha^.t ru? nhau ddi dda^u he^'t
ba` to^i ddi ba'n tru+'ng o+? ga Le`n
to^i ddi li'nh ... la^u kho^ng ve^` que^ ngoa.i
do`ng so^ng xu+a va^~n be^n lo+? be^n bo^`i
khi to^i bie^'t thu+o+ng ba` thi` dda~ muo^.n
ba` chi? co`n la` mo^.t na^'m co? tho^i!
Que^ ngoa.i, 9-1983
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