Vietnam

The Mekong River Delta shines As dawn begins to rise, Across the land sweet music drifts Into the scarlet skies, Through glowing clouds the golden beams Now sweep the night away, And falls upon the graves of those Who longed to see this day. The ripples on the water dance For joy and shall not die, They lap upon the silent shores Where sleeping shadows lie, The ebbing heart, the pulse of life Beat on and never still, The wounds may take some time to heal But dreams they cannot kill. The notes are sailing through the air On summer winds that blow, While the gentle water softly soothes The pain of long ago, The burning fires have now been doused So too the smokes of war, The battle ceased now all shall live In peace for evermore.