Flag May 2009 #6

Flag May 2009 #6
Originally uploaded by anslatadams

IN FLANDERS FIELDS by Lt. Col. 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.

The author of this poem, a member of the first Canadian contingent, died in France on January 28, 1918, after four years of service on the western front. (World War I).

Uploaded by anslatadams on 24 May 09, 5.26PM EDT.

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