Dazzling the Declaration of Independence, you are the quintessence of our homeland.
[author title=”Lai Hong Khanh” image=”https://sindhcourier.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Poet-Lai-Hong-Khanh-Vietnam-Sindh-Courier.jpg”]Lai Hong Khanh, an eminent poet, born in 1950, hailing from Phu Xuyen – Hanoi, Vietnam, is member of Vietnam Writers Association, Vietnam Journalists Association and Vietnam Lawyers Association. His published works ‘The White Ferry Call’- Poetry collection (1990); ‘Writing through the Forest’ – Literature (2002); Summer Heart’ – Poetry Collection (2003); ‘Kinh Bac Moon’ – Poetry Collection (2007); ‘Time fully Loaded’ – Poetry Collection (2014); ‘Vietnamese Spirit’ – Poetry Collection (2020) and ‘Every Morning’ – Poetry Collection (2021). He was honored with Silver Prize for “Mother of Pearl” literary script contest at the National Television Festival in 2002. [/author]
Quintessence of Homeland
Dazzling the Declaration of Independence
You are the quintessence of our homeland
Drawing Vietnam atlas
Glorying Lac Hong Descendants!
(Celebrating 130 years of *Uncle Ho’s birthday in 2020)
In the heart of our people
(Present to General Vo Nguyen Giap on his 110th birthday celebrated in 2013)
The outstanding student of Uncle Ho
The eldest brother of the invincible army
The child from deep blue sea, pearly sand
The humble General, in the heart of our people
Love for the Central Land
Getting out from the thirst, here comes water touching the skyline,
Rains and floods once again immerse the Central Land.
Oh the land of so many memories,
Heading towards, sharing with the Central Land
All the hearts, protecting one another in time of distress,
The beauty of Lac Hong descendants
The rain has passed the sky is blue again,
For the good, sweet fruit forever in the Central Land!
The pieces of glass
(Thinking about the good and the evil)
The pieces of glass,
In the middle of the road,
Like the evil
Inconsiderately exist.
In front the calm,
Of many passengers,
Whoever wonders?
When night comes,
And a poor human steps on them,
Accidentally and bleeding
The pieces of glass,
The pieces of glass,
From the broken bottle,
Broken
Stabbing me,
All the way through!
Feel the Homeland
Eternal Mountain
Like father’s posture
Lightly Fresh River
Everlasting mother’s gown
Four thousand years
Generations crossing by
This mountain and river
Forever shaping our Homeland…
(On Independent Day September 2, 2021)
Against all adversities
Foreign invaders, famine
Then ignorance, are all defeated
Now the dangerous COVID
Challenging everywhere
The spirit of Vietnam!
Vaccination and 5K*
The “New normal” life
Awaiting us!
Oh Saigon!
Oh Saigon! The Southern nostalgia
COVID spreads, with the wind of sickness
Weal and woe sharing by the whole country
For my lovely city, to breathe again
Stay strong, Pearl of the Orient
Forever where the love begins
(To my Da Lat city)
Remembering the city of thousands pine
The pandemic season is keeping silence
The land of thousands flowers, overcome together
Let it be – where the love begins!
The Nature
Nature gives birth to trees
And the worms are also born
They corrode the sprouts, the leaves
Fortunately, also by the hand of nature
There we have the worm birds
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*Uncle Ho – Hồ Chí Minh
*5K is a regulation of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, to create a shield against the Covid-19 epidemic among the people.
