Rereading the Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Monday, July 28, 2014
In Flanders Fields
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the Great War. Read more at National Geographic.
In Flanders Fields
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
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
Thursday, July 3, 2014
On My Bookshelf
I am reading Home Front Girl by Joan Wehlen Morrison and Susan Signe Morrison. It is a compilation of diary entries by Joan Wehlen Morrison and dates from 1937-1943. There is a blog that is a companion to the book. Both the book and blog are a very interesting read if you are into World War II history.
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
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