My Pairs this week are two of the many ways we remember those that gave their life for country, freedom & the rights of others. It is with the most heartfelt Thanks this Remembrance Day, the 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour I will take the 2 minutes of silence.
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| Hwy 25 just outside Acton |
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| After The Service
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. |
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| Poppies Sold By The Royal Canadian Legion |
a lovely pair to mark armistice day
ReplyDeleteThanks Helena. This year there are many many services, a real push to getting the kids involved in remembering. In Canada, the number of World War II veterans are fewer & fewer & I think the last surviving World War I veteran passed away this year.
DeleteWe were of the same mind this week.
ReplyDeleteYes we were. I am thankful that we remember, I am thankful that were & are persons willing to defend our freedoms, our rights.
DeleteVery poignant and a wonderful reminder ...
ReplyDeleteThank you Alexa
DeleteVery beautiful. I posted my poppy to Instagram this time.
ReplyDeleteI wear & lose about 10 poppies a season - Instagram sound like a good alternative.
DeletePerfect for today.
ReplyDeleteThank you Barbara
Deletebeautiful
ReplyDeleteThank you Marsha
DeleteA fitting and proper pair for today. Thank you for giving me a pause for thought. I love that poem and was just mulling over the fact of the poet being Canadian when I remembered, we already had this conversation by e-mail a while ago! Gosh I'm daft sometimes! (Or was it someone else?)
ReplyDeleteIn recent years here, the poppy and its use have become the subject of extensive debate. Feelings run high and the whole thing can become very politically charged. This year again I have listened to some of the radio phone-ins and discussions, and time and time again I'm left with the thought that the real point is being missed, while simultaneously the question of sincerity slips ever further from view.
The Poppy under debate - why I had not heard about this. I think we had the discussion about the poem because this year in Guelph there was a large statue unveiled on the anniversary of the writing of the poem & we were at the site that day to hear the reading of the poem at the services in Belgium. It was very emotional.
DeleteVery poignant - I remember reading that poem amongst others when we studied WWI.
ReplyDeleteAll Canadian school kids have to/had to learn this poem for Remembrance Day Services.
DeleteVery appropriate for today.
ReplyDeleteThank you Maggie
DeleteA very fitting and wonderful pair - well done x
ReplyDeleteThank you Louise.
DeleteWhat a wonderful pair for such a special day. The services were wonderful. I'm thinking how neat it is that you are near the end of Halton's Veterans' Highway and I'm at the beginning of it. It's many, many years ago but I so remember learning In Flanders Fields at school.
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