what were they like

• Did the people of vietnam use lanterns of stone
• Did they hold ceremonies to reverence the opening of buds
• Were they inclined to quiet laughter
• Did they use bone ivory jade and silver
• Had they an epic poem
• Did they distinguish between speech and singing
• Light hearts turned to stone
• It is not remembered
• After the children were killed there were no more buds
• Laughter is bitter to the burned mouth
• All the bones were charred
• It is not remembered . Remember most were peasants
• Peaceful clouds were reflected in their paddies
• Bombs smashed those mirrors there was only time to scream
• Speech which was like a song it was reported their singing resembled the flight of moths in moonlight
• Who can say it’s silent now