In Flanders Field: Memorial Day poem.

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John McCrae, 1915
In Flanders FieldIn 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.

Photo: Another  Memorial Day poem. I remember the first time I saw fields of poppies in Northern France. I learned that it was the war that brought dormant poppies to bloom. It was not hard to imagine the invasion. All the little red poppy heads.....</p><br />
<p>John McCrae, 1915<br /><br />
In Flanders Field</p><br />
<p>In Flanders fields the poppies blow<br /><br />
Between the crosses, row on row,<br /><br />
That mark our place; and in the sky<br /><br />
The larks, still bravely singing, fly<br /><br />
Scarce heard amid the guns below.</p><br />
<p>We are the Dead. Short days ago<br /><br />
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,<br /><br />
Loved and were loved, and now we lie<br /><br />
In Flanders fields.</p><br />
<p>Take up our quarrel with the foe:<br /><br />
To you from failing hands we throw<br /><br />
The torch; be yours to hold it high.<br /><br />
If ye break faith with us who die<br /><br />
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow<br /><br />
In Flanders fields.
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I love this poem

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butterfly2

I
am
not
sure
alone
afraid
seeking
finding
Divine
peace
love
now
am
I

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Manipulation We Have All Been there Indeed

This really hit home to me.

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manipulation

Underhanded behavior
based on deception and
hidden intent, manipulation
can be passive or aggressive…
its aim is the same…to control
another, to gain at the expense
of someone else. Beware of
those who use deceptive, even
abusive ways of getting
what they want.

Manipulators prey on the
vulnerabilities of others
with conscious intent to
control. Dark hearts
have they for their thrusts
go to our core as they
claim one more victim in
their desperate
search for power.

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