s ▁notes ▁were ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁repr int ▁of ▁Paris ▁in ▁Collect ed ▁Po ems . ▁ ▁Th emes ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁ ▁The ▁speaker ▁enc oun ters ▁g hosts ▁and ▁spirits ▁of ▁fallen ▁soldiers ▁amid st ▁real ▁land marks ▁in ▁Paris . ▁She ▁imag ines ▁little ▁boys ▁r iding ▁a ▁car ousel ▁in ▁the ▁Tu iler ies ▁becoming ▁soldiers . ▁Mir r le es ▁connect s ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁their ▁stick y ▁hands ▁with ▁tren ches . ▁Later , ▁she ▁uses ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁" Children ▁hung ▁with ▁am u lets " ▁to ▁represent ▁re inc arn ated ▁soldiers . ▁They ▁wear ▁" Blue ▁sm ock s ," ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁blue ▁uniform s ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁soldiers ▁in ▁the ▁war . ▁She ▁mentions ▁p ige ons ▁as ▁well , ▁which ▁were ▁used ▁extens ively ▁to ▁deliver ▁military ▁information . ▁ ▁The ▁speaker ▁also ▁wal ks ▁through ▁the ▁Place ▁de ▁la ▁Con cor de . ▁For ▁Brig gs , ▁this ▁site ▁represents ▁a ▁t ension ▁between ▁recon c ili ation ▁and ▁danger : ▁" Con cor de ," ▁meaning ▁" ag re ement " ▁or ▁" harm ony ," ▁brings ▁to ▁mind ▁the ▁Paris ▁Peace ▁Conference ; ▁however , ▁many ▁execution s ▁have ▁also ▁taken ▁place ▁at ▁this ▁square . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁poem ▁refers ▁to ▁" pet ites ▁b our geo ises " ▁who ▁gathered ▁money ▁for ▁war ▁vict ims ; ▁Pic ard ie , ▁a ▁province ▁where ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁batt les ▁took ▁place ▁during ▁the