GUIDING LIGHT MOM
Mom, from the time I was really young,
I realized I had someone...you,
who always cared,
who always protected me,
who was always there for me no matter what.
You taught me right from wrong,
and pushed me to do the right thing,
even when it was hard to do.
You took care of me when I was sick,
and your love helped make me well.
You had rules,
and I learned that when I obeyed them,
my life was simpler, better, richer.
You were and are
the guiding light of my life.
My heart is filled with love for you,
my teacher, my friend, my mother.
By Karl and Joanna Fuchs

(ảnh:phathoc.net)
           DCH THOÁT:
                ÁNH SÁNG MẸ HIỀN
              Nghĩ lúc còn thơ nh m nhiu,
              Nuông chiu thương mến biết bao nhiêu.
              Sm hôm chăm sóc cho con tr,
              Bo bc trông nom m dt dìu.
                                       *
              M dy con đi đúng no đường,
              Đưa con tng bước tránh tai ương.
              Khó khăn m chng ri con tr,
              Vi c tm lòng m mến thương. 
                                      *
              Khi con đau m m bên con,
          Chăm sóc gian nan d chng sn.
              Thương yêu m trãi hơn nhung gm,
              Giúp đ đi con đp t son.
                                      *
              M có đường riêng ch dy thêm,
              Cho con theo đó bước đi lên.
              Khó khăn không qun tâm kiên đnh,
              Đi đã càng thêm nét vng bn.
                                      *
              M là ánh sáng rc tim con,
              Là bc ân sư đc vn toàn.
              Là đng m hin bao m áp ,
              Là tình bn thiết tm lòng son.
                                HỒ NGUYỄN