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''In Flanders Fields'' is a well-known war poem written by Canadian soldier John McRae during the [[First World War]]. It was inspired by a war cemetery in France where wild poppies grew between the grave markers. MacRae wrote the poem after conducting the funeral ceremony of a friend who was killed during an [[artillery]] bombardment in the [[Ypres Salient]] in 1915.<ref>http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/flanders.htm</ref>
== The poem ==
''In Flanders fields the poppies blow''<br />
''Between the crosses, row on row,''<br />
''That mark our place; and in the sky''<br />
''The larks, still bravely singing, fly''<br />
''Scarce heard amid the guns below.''<br />
''We are the Dead. Short days ago''<br />
''We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,''<br />
''Loved, and were loved, and now we lie''<br />
''In Flanders Fields.''<br />
''Take up our quarrel with the foe:''<br />
''To you from failing hands we throw''<br />
''The torch; be yours to hold it high.''<br />
''If ye break faith with us who die''<br />
''We shall not sleep, though poppies grow''<br />
''In Flanders Fields.''<br />
== Legacy ==
Thanks to MacRae's poem, the [[poppy]] has become a symbol of remembrance and respect for [[veterans]]. The wearing of a poppy on [[Remembrance Day]] and [[Veteran's Day]] has become a tradition in the [[United States]], [[Canada]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]].<ref>http://www.legion.ca/Poppy/campaign_e.cfm</ref>
==References==
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== The poem ==
''In Flanders fields the poppies blow''<br />
''Between the crosses, row on row,''<br />
''That mark our place; and in the sky''<br />
''The larks, still bravely singing, fly''<br />
''Scarce heard amid the guns below.''<br />
''We are the Dead. Short days ago''<br />
''We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,''<br />
''Loved, and were loved, and now we lie''<br />
''In Flanders Fields.''<br />
''Take up our quarrel with the foe:''<br />
''To you from failing hands we throw''<br />
''The torch; be yours to hold it high.''<br />
''If ye break faith with us who die''<br />
''We shall not sleep, though poppies grow''<br />
''In Flanders Fields.''<br />
== Legacy ==
Thanks to MacRae's poem, the [[poppy]] has become a symbol of remembrance and respect for [[veterans]]. The wearing of a poppy on [[Remembrance Day]] and [[Veteran's Day]] has become a tradition in the [[United States]], [[Canada]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]].<ref>http://www.legion.ca/Poppy/campaign_e.cfm</ref>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}