Lest we forget........".In Flanders Field" By John MCCrae ( Archived) (9)

Nov 11, 2018 10:01 AM CST Lest we forget........".In Flanders Field" By John MCCrae
britishcolumbian
britishcolumbianbritishcolumbianunknown, British Columbia Canada153 Threads 894 Posts
In Flanders Fields
BY JOHN MCCRAE

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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britishcolumbianonline now!
britishcolumbianOP•Nov 7•unknown, British Columbia Canada
A sculpture in the form of an open book. The text of the poem "In Flanders Fields" is written within and a small red poppy lies on top.
Inscription of the complete poem in a bronze "book" at the John McCrae memorial at his birthplace in Guelph, Ontario
"In Flanders Fields" is a war poem in the form of a rondeau, written during the First World War by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. He was inspired to write it on May 3, 1915, after presiding over the funeral of friend and fellow soldier Lieutenant Alexis Helmer, who died in the Second Battle of Ypres. According to legend, fellow soldiers retrieved the poem after McCrae, initially dissatisfied with his work, discarded it. "In Flanders Fields" was first published on December 8 of that year in the London magazine Punch.

It is one of the most quoted poems from the war. As a result of its immediate popularity, parts of the poem were used in efforts and appeals to recruit soldiers and raise money selling war bonds. Its references to the red poppies that grew over the graves of fallen soldiers resulted in the remembrance poppy becoming one of the world's most recognized memorial symbols for soldiers who have died in conflict. The poem and poppy are prominent Remembrance Day symbols throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, particularly in Canada, where "In Flanders Fields" is one of the nation's best-known literary works. The poem is also widely known in the United States, where it is associated with Veterans Day and Memorial Day.:
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Nov 11, 2018 10:03 AM CST Lest we forget........".In Flanders Field" By John MCCrae
wobblyheed
wobblyheedwobblyheedSunderland, Tyne and Wear, England UK14 Threads 785 Posts
You've done this already.
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Nov 11, 2018 10:05 AM CST Lest we forget........".In Flanders Field" By John MCCrae
britishcolumbian
britishcolumbianbritishcolumbianunknown, British Columbia Canada153 Threads 894 Posts
bouquet bouquet bouquet bouquet
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Nov 11, 2018 10:10 AM CST Lest we forget........".In Flanders Field" By John MCCrae
wobblyheed
wobblyheedwobblyheedSunderland, Tyne and Wear, England UK14 Threads 785 Posts
Boring colonists.
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Nov 11, 2018 10:26 AM CST Lest we forget........".In Flanders Field" By John MCCrae
britishcolumbian
britishcolumbianbritishcolumbianunknown, British Columbia Canada153 Threads 894 Posts
sad flower sad flower sad flower sad flower
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Nov 11, 2018 12:53 PM CST Lest we forget........".In Flanders Field" By John MCCrae
ChesneyChrist
ChesneyChristChesneyChristManchester, Greater Manchester, England UK7,144 Posts
If I were fierce, and bald, and short of breath
I'd live with scarlet Majors at the Base,
And speed glum heroes up the line to death.
You'd see me with my puffy petulant face,
Guzzling and gulping in the best hotel,
Reading the Roll of Honour. "Poor young chap,"
I'd say — "I used to know his father well;
Yes, we've lost heavily in this last scrap."
And when the war is done and youth stone dead,
I'd toddle safely home and die — in bed.

Siegfried Sassoon
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Nov 11, 2018 3:31 PM CST Lest we forget........".In Flanders Field" By John MCCrae
britishcolumbian
britishcolumbianbritishcolumbianunknown, British Columbia Canada153 Threads 894 Posts
ChesneyChrist: If I were fierce, and bald, and short of breath
I'd live with scarlet Majors at the Base,
And speed glum heroes up the line to death.
You'd see me with my puffy petulant face,
Guzzling and gulping in the best hotel,
Reading the Roll of Honour. "Poor young chap,"
I'd say — "I used to know his father well;
Yes, we've lost heavily in this last scrap."
And when the war is done and youth stone dead,
I'd toddle safely home and die — in bed.

Siegfried Sassoon
Thank you Chesney sad flower
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Nov 11, 2018 11:10 PM CST Lest we forget........".In Flanders Field" By John MCCrae
Sir_T
Sir_TSir_TLimerick, Ireland4 Threads 598 Posts
Treudeu of Canada Laying a wreath at the Memorial.

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Prince Harry in England.

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Nov 16, 2018 11:50 AM CST Lest we forget........".In Flanders Field" By John MCCrae
Bajangal
BajangalBajangalMalmö, Skane Sweden4 Threads 34 Posts
In Flanders Fields
BY JOHN MCCRAE

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 dieWe shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Thanks for posting this poem, over the years, all I could remember was the first line
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