Re: Thought for the Day

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: : In Flanders Fields
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: : 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. 

: : (John McCrae)

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: : Reply to Flanders Fields
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: : Oh! sleep in peace where poppies grow;
: : The torch your falling hands let go
: : Was caught by us, again held high,
: : A beacon light in Flanders sky
: : That dims the stars to those below.
: : You are our dead, you held the foe,
: : And ere the poppies cease to blow,
: : We'll prove our faith in you who lie
: : In Flanders Fields.
: : Oh! rest in peace, we quickly go
: : To you who bravely died, and know
: : In other fields was heard the cry,
: : For freedom's cause, of you who lie,
: : So still asleep where poppies grow,
: : In Flanders Fields.

: : As in rumbling sound, to and fro,
: : The lightning flashes, sky aglow,
: : The mighty hosts appear, and high
: : Above the din of battle cry,
: : Scarce heard amidst the guns below,
: : Are fearless hearts who fight the foe,
: : And guard the place where poppies grow.
: : Oh! sleep in peace, all you who lie
: : In Flanders Fields.

: : And still the poppies gently blow,
: : Between the crosses, row on row.
: : The larks, still bravely soaring high,
: : Are singing now their lullaby
: : To you who sleep where poppies grow
: : In Flanders Fields.

: : (John Mitchell)

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: Thanks so much Huggy!  I never knew about this poem by John Mitchel.  It's a wonderful response to In Flanders Fields.

: ..Jeri



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