Honey and salt

President Truman's radio speech concerning the Communist invasion of South Korea introduces this haunting reverie of love, war and death. Scenes of a young farm couple's short-lived time together are juxtaposed with the reading of four poems by Carl Sandburg, Memoranda, Kisses, Can you come back like ghosts, Explanations of love, and To a dead man. These provide the narrative thread of the piece and commentary regarding the consequences of conflict.