the dead were the speakers of in flanders fields.
the dead were the speakers of in flanders fields.
who are the speakers of in flanders fields?
the dead
a as below and a where the first line ends with "grow" instead of "blow", as discussed under "publication":









































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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.
in flanders fields
in flanders fields









































"in flanders fields" is a war poem in the form of a rondeau, written during the first world war by canadian physician lieutenant-colonel john mccrae. he was inspired to write it on may 3, 1915, after presiding over the funeral of friend and fellow soldier lieutenant alexis helmer, who died in the second battle of ypres. according to legend, fellow soldiers retrieved the poem after mccrae, initially dissatisfied with his work, discarded it. "in flanders fields" was first published on december 8 of that year in the london magazine "punch".
in flanders fields