What Were They Like? Flashcards
“1) Did the people of ____ _____/
use lanterns of ____?”
“1)Sir, their light _____ turned to ____. /
It is not _________ whether in _______/
stone ________ illumined ________ ways”
“1) Did the people of Viet Nam/
use lanterns of stone?”
“1)Sir, their light hearts turned to stone. It is not remembered whether in gardens stone lanterns illumined pleasant ways”
“2)Did they hold ceremonies to ______ the _________ of ___?”
“2)Perhaps they ________ once to ______ in ________,/
but after their _______ were killed/
there were no more ____”
“2)Did they hold ceremonies to reverence the opening of buds?”
“2)Perhaps they gathered once to delight in blossom,/
but after their children were killed/
there were no more buds”
“3)Were they _________ to quiet _______?”
“3) Sir, ______ is _____ to the ______ mouth”
“3)Were they inclined to quiet laughter?”
“3) Sir, laughter is bitter to the burned mouth”
“4)Did they use ______ and _____, ______ and _____, for _______?”
“4)A dream ago, perhaps. ________ is for joy. All the ______ were charred”
“4)Did they use bone and ivory, jade and silver, for ornament?”
“4)A dream ago, perhaps. Ornament is for joy. All the bones were charred”
“5) had they an _____ poem?”
“5) It’s not __________. Remember,/
Most were ______”
“Maybe ______ told their ____ old tales./
When ________ smashed those _____/
There was time only to _______”
“5) had they an epic poem?”
“5) It’s not remembered. Remember,/
Most were peasants”
“Maybe fathers told their sons old tales./
When bombs smashed those mirrors/
There was time only to scream”
