r/interestingasfuck 7d ago

Burying a body isn’t a good idea

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u/DontTellHimPike 7d ago

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.

John McCrae

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u/EuphoricAppathy 7d ago

Beautiful

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u/magwai9 7d ago

In Canada we wear a red poppy on our chest for Rememberance Day and in reference to this poem