{"id":27053,"date":"2021-05-31T06:44:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T11:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?p=27053"},"modified":"2023-02-22T09:19:52","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T15:19:52","slug":"in-flanders-fields-free-printable-poem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2021\/05\/31\/in-flanders-fields-free-printable-poem\/","title":{"rendered":"In Flanders Fields (Free Printable Poem)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Since today is Memorial Day, I’m saharing a free printable version of “In Flanders Fields,” one of our favorite WWI-era poems.<\/p>\n

In Flanders Fields<\/h2>\n

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
\nBetween the crosses, row on row,
\nThat mark our place; and in the sky
\nThe larks, still bravely singing, fly
\nScarce heard amid the guns below.<\/p>\n

We are the Dead. Short days ago
\nWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
\nLoved and were loved, and now we lie
\nIn Flanders fields.<\/p>\n

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
\nTo you from failing hands we throw
\nThe torch; be yours to hold it high.
\nIf ye break faith with us who die
\nWe shall not sleep, though poppies grow
\nIn Flanders fields.<\/p>\n

– Major John McCrae<\/p>\n

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click to print “In Flanders Fields”<\/a><\/div>\n

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A Little Background…<\/h2>\n

Artillery commander and brigade doctor, Major John McCrae<\/a>, wrote this poem after being called upon to conduct a burial service for a fallen comrade. <\/p>\n

Legend has it that McCrae was dissatisfied with what he’d written. So he threw it in the trash! We only know about it today because someone came behind him, pulled it out of the rubbish bin, and circulated it among friends and family members. The poem eventually found it’s way into a newspaper, and the rest — as they say — is history.<\/p>\n

I’ve committed this one to memory. So have several of my children. Not only is it a historically significant poem (and a beautiful song!<\/a>), but it also bears our family’s name. And it was written by a man who, like my own dear husband, served his country as an army doctor. Such details make the poem just that much more special to our family.<\/p>\n

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More Printables for Patriots<\/h2>\n

Do you like poems? Then you’ll be glad to hear I’ve published more! Some are originals. Some well-known and much-loved. You can find those printables by following this link: Flanders Family Favorite Poems<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Looking for more patriotic printables? Try the following links:<\/p>\n