Wednesday, November 11, 2009

We remember

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Flanders Fields John McCrae, 1915.

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.

Thank you to all veterans from all wars who have served, fought, lived, and still die for our freedom.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
To children ardent for some desperate glory
The old lie:
Dulce et decorum est
Pro patria mori

Unknown said...

I could not disagree more.