"John McCrae, soldier, physician, poet (born 30 November 1872 in Guelph, ON; died 28 January 1918 in Wimereux, France). A noted pathologist and army physician, Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae was also a poet; he wrote “In Flanders Fields” — one of the most famous poems of the First World War."
Full poem:
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.
GlitchedGamer14
"John McCrae, soldier, physician, poet (born 30 November 1872 in Guelph, ON; died 28 January 1918 in Wimereux, France). A noted pathologist and army physician, Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae was also a poet; he wrote “In Flanders Fields” — one of the most famous poems of the First World War."
Full poem:
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.
More information
Heritage Minute about John McCrae
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thach_weave
Looks like a Brittney Spaniel. Love that breed.
AliciaDominica
I love this poem. So sad that he couldn’t see the end of the war…
Kitescreech
Bonneau? Didnt he go on to fron U2?