Flanders Field

[TAR1]

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 w lie
In Flanders Fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe;
To you from failing hands throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If you break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep,
Though poppies grow
in Flanders Fields.

[Apparition]

Nice, did it say who wrote it?

[TAR1]

A friend sent it to me no author though.Thought you might appreciate it.

[HotStick]

According to Wiki:

"In Flanders Fields" is one of the most notable poems written during World War I, created in the form of a French rondeau. It has been called "the most popular poem" produced during that period.[1] Canadian physician and Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae wrote it on 3 May 1915 (see 1915 in poetry), after he witnessed the death of his friend, Lieutenant Alexis Helmer, 22 years old, the day before. The poem was first published on 8 December of that year in the London-based magazine Punch.

A Physician and a Poet!

[Apparition]

Thanks Hot, nice litte history lesson

[TAR1]

Thanks Hot very informative! (thats my big word for the week)!