Lest We Forget
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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.
Today, we pause and remember the sacrifice of Canadian soldiers in the First and Second World Wars and Korean War,
Celebrating the freedom our great nation of Canada received,
Forever grateful.
Lest we forget.
3 comments:
I didn't realize you have a day that is so close to ours. We just had Veteran's Day. People here don't make much of it. Rather sad all the pathetic excuses.
Word veri: reaki tooo funny as it is so close to reiki
Good Morning!
I'm visiting from SITS! I enjoyed reading your post about Remembrance Day...loved your pictures.
I saw on roll call where you mentioned that you have snow today! Wish we'd get some here, but I live in the Deep South, so I don't think that's going to happen anytime soon!
Hope you have a great day!
Hmm! People don't know much abotu Canada eh?! You can comment on the blogs the same way as usual if you are trying to post a URL please contact me with it as they are moderated out usually but we can make an exception for ya.
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