A Star Just Off

October 2nd, 2012
Heart stops  
A star just off

Stop barking dog, cat would not call
The black crows too stop drinking to curse
Among millions hearts mourn
The thugs who still chat continuously of him
Don’t mind them --  He would say
Because his name was more compassionate than they

July 16th, 1979
Over the Embassy fence
Flowers from hell bloom
Head up as he went into prison
Brave people tip their hats
Those punks still attack on him
By the time he was a great man, they were not yet born

27 years of hell in prison
Even Satan bows his knee
He still stood, high as mountains
Only the pig heart and buffalo head could speak to teach him life
Don’t mind them --  He would say
Because his name was more compassionate than they

October 6th, 2012
Body turns into dust
Soul departed but mighty bravery is still here
He is immortal, his name is history
As witnessed “the white banner will win over the red flag.”

Do Thanh Cong
(Remembering the Poet Nguyen Chi Thien)