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           Bo^ng Ho^`ng Mu`a Xua^n
		Va`o mo^.t nga`y cuo^'i thu, co^ be' ba'n hoa
		ddu+o+`ng Ng~ Hue^. tie^'p mo^.t ngu+o+`i ma(.c a'o
		hoa ru+`ng, kha'ch chi? mua "mo^.t ddo'a hoa".
		Ca^u chuye^.n ba('t dda^`u tu+` ddo'...
"--Ba'n cho to^i mo^.t bo^ng ho^`ng ddi, co^ be' !
DDo'a na`o tu+o+i co`n bu'p nu. mi.n ma`ng".
To^i ngu+o+'c le^n : "Xin o^ng cho+` to^i lu+.a
Mo^.t bo^ng ho^`ng vu+`a y' nghi~a, vu+`a sang !"
Kha'ch mi?m cu+o+`i : "Co^ tha^.t ta`i qua?ng ca'o !
The^'... hoa ho^`ng mang y' nghi~a sao, co^ ?"
To^i bo^'i ro^'i : "Hi`nh nhu+ ngu+o+`i ta ba?o
No' tu+o+.ng tru+ng ti`nh no^`ng tha('m vo^ bo+`."
"Ca'm o+n co^ ! Gia' bao nhie^u dda^'y nhi? ?"
To^i la('c dda^`u : "Tho^i, xin bie^'u kho^ng o^ng,
Mo^.t ddo'a hoa kho^ng bao nhie^u o^ng a. !
Ra^'t mong o^ng la`m ngu+o+`i dde.p vu+`a lo`ng."
Kha'ch bo^~ng nhi`n to^i, ma('t nhu+ xoa'y lo^'c :
"Co^ be' la^`m ! To^i kho^ng ta(.ng ngu+o+`i ye^u .
Tha(`ng ba.n tha^n tua^`n qua vu+`a nga~ gu.c,
Mo^.t bo^ng ho^`ng cho no' bo+'t qua.nh hiu .
Nhu+ng co^ pha?i nha^.n tie^`n to^i ddi chu+' !
Hoa cho kho^ng, ro^`i me. ma('ng la`m sao ?"
To^i cu'i ma(.t : "Xin gu+?i ngu+o+`i xa^'u so^',
Chuye^.n cu?a o^ng la`m to^i bo^~ng nghe.n nga`o !"
Kha'ch quay ddi, a'o hoa ru+`ng dda~ ba.c,
Da'ng cao ga^`y khua^'t ha(?n bo'ng chie^`u nghie^ng.
To^i ba^'t cho+.t ddu+a tay la`m da^'u tha'nh :
( "Me. giu+~ gi`n cho ngu+o+`i a^'y bi`nh ye^n !" )
Tro+`i dda^`u xua^n co`n vu+o+ng vu+o+ng sa('c la.nh,
Na('ng va`ng mo+, ma' con ga'i the^m ho^`ng.
To^i ba^ng khua^ng nho+' dde^'n ngu+o+`i kha'ch la.
( Mi`nh nho+' Ngu+o+`i, Ngu+o+`i co' nho+' mi`nh kho^ng ? )
Chie^`u 29 pho^' phu+o+`ng sao ta^'p na^.p
Ngu+o+`i ta vui tu+`ng ca(.p dde.p be^n nhau
Ma('t to^i la.c...ro^`i bo^~ng du+ng bu+`ng sa'ng ;
"Pha?i anh kho^ng ? Ngu+o+`i kha'ch cu?a ho^m na`o ?"
Tim dda^.p ma.nh sau a'o ha`ng lu.a mo?ng,
Anh dde^'n ga^`n, lo+`i no'i cu~ng reo vui :
"--Sao co^ be'... ha`ng ho^m nay dda('t chu+' ?
Co' nho+' to^i... hay co^ dda~ que^n ro^`i !
Ha`nh qua^n xong, to^i vu+`a ve^` ha^.u cu+',
Ghe' ngang dda^y xin co^ mo^.t bo^ng ho^`ng
Va` mong co^ cho to^i xin lo+`i chu'c :
Ra^'t mong o^ng la`m ngu+o+`i dde.p vu+`a lo`ng".
To^i bo^~ng nghe nhu+ tim mi`nh tha('t la.i,
Gu+o+.ng ti`m hoa, ro^`i trao ta^.n tay Ngu+o+`i.
Kha'ch nhi`n to^i, ma('t bo^~ng du+ng di.u xuo^'ng,
DDa^`y dda(m chie^u va` nghie^m la.i nu. cu+o+`i :
"--Xin lo^~i co^, ne^'u lo+`i to^i ddu+o+`ng ddo^.t,
Nhu+ng tha^.t ti`nh to^i kho^ng the^? na`o que^n
Ngu+o+`i con ga'i trong mo^.t la^`n ga(.p go+~
Nho+' tha^.t nhie^`u... du` chu+a ddu+o+.c bie^'t te^n
Mo^.t bo^ng ho^`ng - nhu+ ho^m na`o co^ no'i :
La` ... tu+o+.ng tru+ng ti`nh no^`ng tha('m vo^ bo+`".
To^i run tay, nha^.n hoa ho^`ng Ngu+o+`i ta(.ng
Su+. tha^.t ro^`i... ma` cu+' ngo+~ ddang mo+ .
			Ly' Thu.y Y'