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In Flanders Fields



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sequoia




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, May 09 2017, 12:17 pm
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between 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.
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MagentaYenta




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, May 09 2017, 12:28 pm
I can still recite it from memory.
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sequoia




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, May 09 2017, 12:56 pm
It was written about WWI but it really applies to any war...
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MagentaYenta




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, May 09 2017, 5:34 pm
In American (and I believe the UK) veterans groups give out paper poppies on Veterans Day to commemorate those who were left in Flanders fields.
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