GIỚI THIỆU THI SĨ THẢO CHƯƠNG TRẦN QUỐC VIỆT
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Hoa Kỳ - Thiên
Đường Hạ Giới
America – the Heaven
On Earth
for
the first time
in her short history,
America is in absolute chaos.
but it is some else's fault.
it ain't his excellent leadership,
but the "foreign" virus from China,
that has helped his rivals bring his political career down
anyhow, you must be proud of America
she is the best of the bests.
she always is on top of the world
her citizens are lucky to have her god-chosen leader
who knows everything from a to z:
from east to west,
from left to right,
from day to night,
from one end of the universe to the other end.
you must trust him and follow him all the way.
he has recently confirmed many times,
like an old record player has its needle
running on the same broken track over and over:
it is really a pandemic
he has no surprise at all,
since he has known this fact for a very long time.
neither listen to left-wing's hoax,
nor to believe fake news from mainstream media.
he has put everything under his full control.
you have heard more and more
of his sweet promises
about the rosy picture of America.
under his magic leadership
more employment,
high stock markets,
healthy economy, etc.
everything is fantastic.
it's the damned “China virus”,
the worst enemy,
that has wrecked his legacy.
it has also jeopardized his presidency.
but don't worry.
you're about to get sweet candy,
which would help you
dissolve
your bitterness,
from the current malady.
he is throwing trillion bucks out in open air.
each of Americans will get one thousand bucks or a little bit more.
it isn't his intent
as bribery to buy your votes,
not compensation for your pain.
he wanna spend such a huge amount to “Keep America Great”.
anyway, your headache must be certainly gone away,
when you get the hot check in your mailbox.
ah, my American friends,
you’re lucky to live in a heaven-on-earth.
the great America has such an exceptionally caring leader
who has an extraordinary plan during this extraordinary time.
what the heck you're complaining about, eh?
Thao Chuong Tran Quoc Viet
03-21-2020
for
the first time
in her short history,
America is in absolute chaos.
but it is some else's fault.
it ain't his excellent leadership,
but the "foreign" virus from China,
that has helped his rivals bring his political career down
anyhow, you must be proud of America
she is the best of the bests.
she always is on top of the world
her citizens are lucky to have her god-chosen leader
who knows everything from a to z:
from east to west,
from left to right,
from day to night,
from one end of the universe to the other end.
you must trust him and follow him all the way.
he has recently confirmed many times,
like an old record player has its needle
running on the same broken track over and over:
it is really a pandemic
he has no surprise at all,
since he has known this fact for a very long time.
neither listen to left-wing's hoax,
nor to believe fake news from mainstream media.
he has put everything under his full control.
you have heard more and more
of his sweet promises
about the rosy picture of America.
under his magic leadership
more employment,
high stock markets,
healthy economy, etc.
everything is fantastic.
it's the damned “China virus”,
the worst enemy,
that has wrecked his legacy.
it has also jeopardized his presidency.
but don't worry.
you're about to get sweet candy,
which would help you
dissolve
your bitterness,
from the current malady.
he is throwing trillion bucks out in open air.
each of Americans will get one thousand bucks or a little bit more.
it isn't his intent
as bribery to buy your votes,
not compensation for your pain.
he wanna spend such a huge amount to “Keep America Great”.
anyway, your headache must be certainly gone away,
when you get the hot check in your mailbox.
ah, my American friends,
you’re lucky to live in a heaven-on-earth.
the great America has such an exceptionally caring leader
who has an extraordinary plan during this extraordinary time.
what the heck you're complaining about, eh?
Thao Chuong Tran Quoc Viet
03-21-2020
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Why Didn’t I Write
Anything on the First Day of Spring?
after waking up from its long winter-hibernation,
it has officially arrived yesterday,
not only, on the calendar
but also, in the real life.
the weather was awesomely nice.
the temperature was over 10 degree Celsius.
I could emotionally feel;
everybody was already worn out,
by the recently
insane
norm,
of the so-called “Social Distancing”.
therefore, i would believe;
it was a peaceful moment
to
go out,
joint the crowd,
and welcome its arrival.
everyone was in cheery mood
from getting personal interaction
without having any fear
of being infected
by
the recently scary virus.
instead of staying inside at my laptop
and submerging myself in vast sea,
of social media
endlessly
going
viral,
about the mind-bogging terror
of human’s doomsday going near;
I decided to get away
from the worst malady
of currently social tsunami.
I strolled around different places,
it was a great moment
to hug it,
touch it,
kiss it,
feel it
by my five senses of a living being.
I really enjoyed the existence
and the authenticity
from
its aromatic scent
and its mood-lifting environment.
which language of man would be able
to reflect the beauty of nature?
it was amazingly pretty.
i
didn't
wanna spoil
the awesome moment
on the first day in Spring.
Thao Chuong Tran Quoc Viet
03-21-2020
after waking up from its long winter-hibernation,
it has officially arrived yesterday,
not only, on the calendar
but also, in the real life.
the weather was awesomely nice.
the temperature was over 10 degree Celsius.
I could emotionally feel;
everybody was already worn out,
by the recently
insane
norm,
of the so-called “Social Distancing”.
therefore, i would believe;
it was a peaceful moment
to
go out,
joint the crowd,
and welcome its arrival.
everyone was in cheery mood
from getting personal interaction
without having any fear
of being infected
by
the recently scary virus.
instead of staying inside at my laptop
and submerging myself in vast sea,
of social media
endlessly
going
viral,
about the mind-bogging terror
of human’s doomsday going near;
I decided to get away
from the worst malady
of currently social tsunami.
I strolled around different places,
it was a great moment
to hug it,
touch it,
kiss it,
feel it
by my five senses of a living being.
I really enjoyed the existence
and the authenticity
from
its aromatic scent
and its mood-lifting environment.
which language of man would be able
to reflect the beauty of nature?
it was amazingly pretty.
i
didn't
wanna spoil
the awesome moment
on the first day in Spring.
Thao Chuong Tran Quoc Viet
03-21-2020
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ĐỊA NGỤC
ĐỎ - KINH CUNG CHI ĐIỂU
1- NHUỘM ĐỎ
Tháng Tư
sôi sục Sài Gòn.
Xe tăng
Bắc Việt bon bon tràn vào;
Cửa Dinh
Độc Lập đổ nhào.
Bao người
uất hận, lệ trào, máu rơi.
Anh hèn
bỏ chạy ra khơi.
Người
hùng tự sát chẳng rơi tay thù.
Đa phần
kẹt lại, chờ...tù;
Bị đày "học tập" thiên thu...mút mùa.
2- ĐỊA
NGỤC ĐỎ TẠI CÁC TRẠI "CẢI TẠO" TRẦN GIAN
Ngây thơ
nên dễ bị lừa
Mang
theo vật dụng chỉ vừa mấy hôm
Tin thằng Việt
cộng du côn
Người “tù cải
tạo” xác hồn nát tan
vùi thân địa
ngục trần gian
Đói rét, bệnh
hoạn, sức tàn, lực tiêu
Rừng sâu núi
thẳm quạnh hiu
Thân tù cải
tạo khẳng khiu, gầy gò
(Ước gì được một bữa no,
rồi ngã lưng
xuống ngáy kho một lèo).
Khỉ ho cò gáy,
cheo leo
Bền tâm vững
chí, cố đeo mạng cùi
Cắn răng, nhịn
nhục, rèn trui
Vẹm càng “cải
tạo”, càng nuôi căm hờn.
Sống thì lây
lất xương mòn.
Chết vùi nắm
đất, không nhang, không đèn;
Chẳng được vợ
khóc, con than;
Bạn tù rơi lệ,
miên man thương sầu.
Cuối cùng
thoát kiếp ngựa trâu;
Thân tàn ma
dại, người tù được tha;
Lê chân về đến
cửa nhà.
Vợ con lưu lạc,
đời ra đếch gì?
Nhà tan, nước
mất... còn chi?
Ngoại trừ thù
hận khắc ghi trong lòng.
3- BÓNG
ĐÊM CỦA QUỶ ĐỎ - KINH
CUNG CHI ĐIỂU
Lưu vong, thoát
mọi cùm gông
Tự do, dân chủ
thong dong xứ này
Vết thương rỉ
máu đến nay
Cơn ác mộng
đó, chẳng ngày nào quên;
Như chim đã bị
trúng tên
Cây cong gợi
nhớ Vẹm lên cung thù.
Ám ảnh thật
khó mờ lu
Nhà tan, nước
mất...nặng thù trên vai.
Chống cộng còn
biết tin ai?
Bạn thù lẫn
lộn trong ngoài rối beng
Lằn ranh Quốc
cộng chớ quên
Nhưng đừng đẩy
“bạn” sang bên “kẻ thù”
Xin đừng suy
đoán lu bu
Sợ hãi bóng
tối làm mù mắt ta.
Những người bị
Vẹm đày ra;
Không “độc” như
bọn Quốc Gia phản thùng.
Chúng thề bảo
vệ sau lưng;
Nhưng tươi cười
phóng dao, đâm bất ngờ.
Thôi đừng chỉ
trích vu vơ;
Còn ai chống
Vẹm, ai mơ đuổi Tàu?
Tranh đấu rồi
tránh đi đâu?
Hai phe Quốc
cộng chặt đầu chẳng tha.
Cùng nhân dân
quyết đứng ra.
Diệt loài quỷ
đỏ, quê nhà an vui.
Thảo Chương TQV
13-11-2019
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The Modern World - a
Global Village Without Border
please don’t complain about our misfortune.
China got it first.
his people in Wuhan has suffered a great deal,
while we, in West were watching
without
much concern.
practically, social media blamed China
for
his rough way
of dealing with the outbreak.
since, his lockdown interrupted living rhythms
and endangered lives of millions.
he also turned his various
extremely busy cities
into ghost
towns.
many born-again Christians and extreme-right Americans
do
believe
God to be on their side all the time.
He somehow sent the deadly virus
to do Uncle Sam
please don’t complain about our misfortune.
China got it first.
his people in Wuhan has suffered a great deal,
while we, in West were watching
without
much concern.
practically, social media blamed China
for
his rough way
of dealing with the outbreak.
since, his lockdown interrupted living rhythms
and endangered lives of millions.
he also turned his various
extremely busy cities
into ghost
towns.
many born-again Christians and extreme-right Americans
do
believe
God to be on their side all the time.
He somehow sent the deadly virus
to do Uncle Sam
a great favor
by unexpectedly hitting China right on his head.
so, America were no longer in need
of the mutually damaging trade war
to bring her rising rival
down
on the ground.
no one in the West,
especially
those who living
in the United States of America
had expected the dark days of China
would come to their own shores so soon.
unfortunately, Wuhan Coronavirus is totally blind.
it knows nothing about humans’ artificial borders.
it has no concept of the rich and the poor.
neither would it do any favor for good guys,
nor would it have any slight bias to bad ones.
as soon as, it has reached the shores of Europe and America;
it has done same shitty damages,
as it did in China.
now we’re in our dark days of social and economical malady.
sadly, it is our turn to taste China’s bitter experience.
our worse days haven’t yet arrived.
please don’t waste any time
to complain
about our living inconvenience,
nor cry for our costly loss of lives.
we’d better be well-prepared for it.
the pandemic would reach its worst day,
then it must be faded away.
China has been gradually getting back to his own feet.
it is likely a good sign for all of us.
the current pandemic
is
definitely
not the doomsday of mankind.
anyway, we must not lose our individual hope,
while we’re fighting it,
together,
at our best.
most significantly, we must keep
ourselves,
physically safe,
mentally sound,
and essentially alive.
only those who stand on our own feet
could eventually enjoy brighter days of our lives again.
Thao Chuong Tran Quoc Viet
03-21-2020
by unexpectedly hitting China right on his head.
so, America were no longer in need
of the mutually damaging trade war
to bring her rising rival
down
on the ground.
no one in the West,
especially
those who living
in the United States of America
had expected the dark days of China
would come to their own shores so soon.
unfortunately, Wuhan Coronavirus is totally blind.
it knows nothing about humans’ artificial borders.
it has no concept of the rich and the poor.
neither would it do any favor for good guys,
nor would it have any slight bias to bad ones.
as soon as, it has reached the shores of Europe and America;
it has done same shitty damages,
as it did in China.
now we’re in our dark days of social and economical malady.
sadly, it is our turn to taste China’s bitter experience.
our worse days haven’t yet arrived.
please don’t waste any time
to complain
about our living inconvenience,
nor cry for our costly loss of lives.
we’d better be well-prepared for it.
the pandemic would reach its worst day,
then it must be faded away.
China has been gradually getting back to his own feet.
it is likely a good sign for all of us.
the current pandemic
is
definitely
not the doomsday of mankind.
anyway, we must not lose our individual hope,
while we’re fighting it,
together,
at our best.
most significantly, we must keep
ourselves,
physically safe,
mentally sound,
and essentially alive.
only those who stand on our own feet
could eventually enjoy brighter days of our lives again.
Thao Chuong Tran Quoc Viet
03-21-2020
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