In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
-John McCrae
John McCrae is remembered for what is probably the single best-known and popular poem from the war, "In Flanders Fields." He was a Canadian physician and fought on the Western Front in 1914, but was then transferred to the medical corps and assigned to a hospital in France. He died of pneumonia while on active duty in 1918.
To all those who fought for us, for those who sacrificed so much, and for those who continue to protect us - Thank you.
4 comments:
Nice post sassy, Happy Rememberance day!:)
Or as we in the US like to call it, Veterans day. Same difference and both are in celebration of something very important to the freedoms we are accustom to in our countries. Great post Sass. Thank you indeed
i think flanders, i think "hi-de-le-ho neighbor-reno"
wonderful sentiments for both of our countries!
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