Tho+ Pochacco


Ngu+o+`i ------- Ca'

Cu+' mo^~i chie^`u khi hoa`ng ho^n da^`n xuo^'ng
Thie^'u nu+~ ngo^`i be^n me'p xuo^`ng mo^ng lung
Nhi`n xa xa tu+`ng co+n so'ng cha^.p chu`ng
Khe? tho+? da`i....ma('t cho+.t ru+ng do`ng le^.

Na`ng cu+' the^' tha? ho^`n trong la(.ng le~
Ca^`n tru't vo+i no^~i buo^`n te? na`ng mang
Trong cuo^`ng quay cu?a cuo^.c so^'ng vo^.i va`ng
Va` ddo+`i thu+.c la('m ngo^?n ngang ra('c ro^'i

The^' mo^.t ho^m lu'c tro+`i cha.ng va.ng to^'i
Na`ng vu vo+ tha? chu't mo^`i gia(ng ca^u
Co' le~ na`ng chi? muo^'n ddo^?i chu't sa^`u
Ne^n na`ng buo^.c ...mo^`i ca^u...lo+`i ta^m su+.

Va` mo^~i nga`y na`ng la^.p la.i nhu+ cu~
Mo^~i mie^'ng mo^`i ...mo^~i ca^u cu' kha'c nhau
Na`ng tha^'y lo`ng vo+i nhie^`u bo+'t ddo+'n ddau
Ro^`i na`ng nghi~ cha(?ng bao la^u se~ he^'t

Co' ngo+` dda^u mo^.t dde^m ba~o ga`o the't
Co' mo^.t cha`ng ca' nho? ne'p ma.n xuo^`ng
Ca^`u tra'nh bo+'t nhu+~ng kha('c nghie^.t tai u+o+ng
Va` ddi.nh me^.nh la^`n dda^`u tie^n la` the^'

Ca' nga.c nhie^n ...chie^'c mo^`i ca^u sao la.
Cha(?ng la` giun ...ma` chi? la` la' thu+
Ca' tro`n ma('t bo+i nhe. dde^'n tu+` tu+`
Mie^.ng khe~ nga^.m va`o trang thu+ ti`m hie^?u

Tre^n xuo^`ng con ...thoa'ng ma`y na`ng ho+i nhi'u
Tha^'y ca^`n ca^u sao na(.ng tri~u the^' na`y
Na`ng vo^.i va`ng khe~ na^ng nhe. ba`n tay
Du+o+'i la`n nu+o+'c...no+i dda^`u da^y ...cha`ng ca'

Ma('t tro+.n tro`n....na`ng chi? ki.p ke^u " A'''"
Nghe tie^'ng ddo^.ng , ca' vo^.i tha? mi`nh ro+i
Nu+?a trang thu+ ...ca' nga^.m o+? bo+` mo^i
Co`n nu+?a la'...na(`m cho+i vo+i tre^n so'ng

Sau la^`n a^'y , trong lo`ng ca' la. la('m
Cu+' dde^'n chie^`u la.i say dda('m ddu+o+.c ca^u
Co' le~ ngu+o+`i ta^m tu+ cu~ng gio^'ng nhau
Ngo^`i kie^n nha^~n buo^ng ca^`n ca^u cho+` ca'

A^'y mo+'i the^' dda~ qua mu`a ba(ng gia'
So'ng bie^?n e^m theo ca'i Ha. tra`n ve^`
Lo`ng na`ng cu~ng vo+i he^'t mo.i ta'i te^
Va` ca' cu~ng ...que^n mi`nh la` kie^'p ca'

Ca' vui la('m ...gom rong tre^n bie^?n ca?
Ke^'t la`m vo`ng hoa la' ta(.ng cho na`ng
Ddeo va`o tay ...lo`ng na`ng bo^~ng xo^'n xang
Va` la^`n nu+~a ..le^. la.i tra`n kho'e ma('t

O^i na`ng kho'c ...co' pha?i vi` cay dda('ng ???
Nhu+ng mie^.ng na`ng sao la.i cha(?ng than chi
Na`ng cu~ng cha(?ng bie^'t mi`nh ddang nghi~ gi` ???
Na`ng kho^ng lau...so+. xo'a ddi lu+u luye^'n

Va` cu+' the^'...lu'c hoa`ng ho^n da^`n xuo^'ng
Du` dda^u xa ...ca' cu~ng dde^'n be^n na`ng
Lu'c tro+`i e^m hoa(.c nhu+~ng lu'c gia' ba(ng
Ca' va^~n ve^` dde^? vie^'ng tha(m ngu+o+`i ma~i

Pochacco
Summer 1999

Tho+ Pochacco & Lilac
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