Sắc màu hy vọng ở Hoàng thành Colors of hope at the Citadel

Even the walls appear to bleed. Shades of bloody red and healing pink Paint await the brush of restoration. Forgetfulness fades at the walls of the Citadel. Winged creatures profiled in sky-blue Absorb a painter’s delicate stroke, himself no priest, Yet his priestly attention to feather and plume Promotes a social and political stance. Forgiveness fades at the walls of the Citadel. Hopefulness guides intent to rebuild Homes, shrines, temples and gardens. Promises of renewal, by a generation Of painters too young to recall Ruined walls splashed with blood at the Citadel. Thousands died in the Battle of Hue. A generation of souls on opposite sides of Earth Weep and ache in shame and dismay More than forty years after Hell visited the Citadel.