Remembering all the lives lost to War.
May we one day end all wars and live forever in Peace. Much Love to the World from Canada on Remembrance Day.
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In Flanders Fields and Other Poems, a 1919 collection of McCrae's works, contains two versions of the poem: a printed text as below and a handwritten copy where the first line ends with "grow" instead of "blow", as discussed under Publication:
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.
May their soul rest in peace ❤️
Amen.
Heart moving. I was also touched by the statement that "McCrae didn't like his poem at first" and how two women convinced the British legion to but nine million silk poppies to raise money for veterans.