Poppies Stretching to the Sky… Let Us Remember
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On this day…
We remember.
We pay tribute,
And hold solemnly,
Those who gave their lives…
For our country.
For our freedom.
For us.
Let us remember those who rest…
Those who lay down,
And were lost but never lain to rest.
Let us remember.
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And let us imagine Flanders Fields…
Look up to the sky,
From the ground beneath the poppies,
Row on row.
Let us remember.
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And just as this poppy stands tall, alive and free,
Reaching to the sky…
Our fallen heroes were reaching, too.
In honour of their courage,
Let us remember.
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And let us remember…
That once-tall poppy standing alive and free,
Reaching to the sky,
Now suspended in time,
Forever freed.
Let us remember.
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Lest we forget.
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Credits: Photo and abstract art, ‘Self-Seeding Poppy‘ by Ursula Rettich, Sea to Canvas
Ah , great blog, My first reaction was: kid ,what you doing, no clue why I said that. see you soon
Thank you! Without your photo and painting, the words wouldn’t have come as they did…
So very lucky we are to have freedom! Love the first picture!
Thank you, Heather! I’ll pass that along to the artist 🙂 So appreciate that you stopped by. I actually stopped by your blog on the 11th, and tried to leave a comment, but my tablet ran out of battery power right in the middle of the comment 🙁 I never did get back to rewrite the comment… anyway, I thought your photo was beautiful as well. A simple statement that spoke volumes!
I hope you had a lovely day Sheila. I took a moment to remember my grandfather and Jay’s grandfather, both whom fought in the war.
Thank you, Tracey! My day was a good day, and I also took a moment to remember my grandfather. He fought in WWII…
So nice Sheila. Thanks for posting!
Awe, thank you Kelly! So happy you stopped by 🙂