Tai a'c ngo+` dda^u gio' la. qua,
La`m kinh gia^'c mo^.ng nhu+~ng nga`y hoa,
Tho^?i tan a^m ddie^.u du du+o+ng tru+o+'c
Va` tie^~n Ngu+o+`i ddi be^'n ca't xa\.

O+? la.i vu+o+`n Thanh co' mo^.t mi`nh,
To^i ye^u gio' ru.ng lu'c ta`n canh;
Ye^u tra(ng la(.ng le~ ro+i tre^n a'o,
Ye^u bo'ng chim xa, na('ng lu+o+'t ma`nh.

Va` mo^.t nga`y kia to^i pha?i ye^u
Ca? cho^`ng to^i nu+~a lu'c ddi theo
Nhu+~ng co^ a'o ddo? sang nha` kha'c,
-- Gio' ho+~i ! La`m sao la.nh ra^'t nhie^`u ?

Tu+` dda^'y kho^ng mong, kho^ng da'm he.n
Mo^.t la^`n ga(.p nu+~a du+o+'i tra(ng nghie^m,
Nhu+ng to^i va^~n cha('c no+i tro+`i la.,
Ngu+o+`i a^'y ghi lo`ng : "Va^~n nho+' em !"

DDang lu'c lo`ng to^i muo^'n ta.m ye^n,
Bo^~ng ai mang la.i ca'nh hoa tim
Cho to^i e'p no^'t do`ng du+ le^.
Nho? xuo^'ng tha`nh tho+ kho'c chu't duye^n ?

DDe.p gi` mo^.t ma?nh lo`ng tan vo+~
DDa~ bo.c hoa ta`n da^'u xa'c xo+ !
To'c u'a gie^'t da^`n ddo+`i thie^'u phu.\...
Thi` ai tro^ng ngo'ng, cha? ne^n cho+` !

Vie^'t ddoa.n tho+ dda^`u lo nga.i qua'
Vi` to^i co`n nho+' he.n nhau xu+a :
-- "Co^' que^n ddi nhe', ca^m ma` ni'n
DDu+`ng tho+? than ba(`ng nhu+~ng gio.ng tho+ !"

To^i run so+. vie^'t; la(.ng im nghe
Tie^'ng la' thu kho^ sie^'t ma(.t he`
Nhu+ tie^'ng cha^n ngu+o+`i len le'n dde^'n.
Song ddo+`i na`o da'm ga<.p ai ve^` !

Tuy the^', to^i tin va^~n co' ngu+o+`i
Thie^'t tha theo dduo^?i nu+~a, than o^i
Bie^'t dda^u\... to^i: mo^.t ta^m ho^`n he'o,
Be^n ca.nh cho^`ng nghie^m luo^'ng tuo^?i ro^`i !

-- TTKh, Tie^?u Thuye^'t Thu+' Ba?y, so^' 182, 20/11/1937