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Flanders Field

I was doing some research into the significance of the Poppy I came across this and wanted to share it with you guys.

. 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.

Written by Major John McCrae on the evening of May 2nd 1915

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Comments & Feedback (13)

Brings tears to my eyes every time I read it πŸ‘πŸ‘

@Burrfoot thank you for RPing it gave me chills down my spine πŸ˜“

Yes that's a good one you picked. πŸ‘

2nd May? Aww... 3rd May is my birthday 😊

I've read this before and it's truly amazing...emotive and powerful πŸ’”πŸ˜žπŸ‘πŸ‘

Where I'm from we read this before the minute of silence and every year it brings a tear to my eye. He wrote this after watching his best mate die and the next day he also was shot dead.

Very powerfull babe,thankyou for sharing,extra meaning for me tooπŸ˜”πŸ˜˜πŸ’

@eddie12309 @Stylistic101 @misslittleDHP @plummulp @gazplend thank you for the RP we went to Whitehall this morning it was very emotional πŸ˜“

@tetti @leelee101 appreciate the RP 😘

@carolsgregory @RichWithey thank you for the RP 😘

Good for you. I'm sure it was. πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

I've never seen this before, it beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

@pthasse I stumbled across it last nyt it's very poignant thank you for reposting 😘

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