Each summer on Plaza Bridge, display boards are installed by the government, usually Canadian Heritage, in collaboration with another organization, in this case the War Museum. This time out, the theme was the First World War, including John McCrae's poem In Flanders Fields, as it is the centennial year of its writing. I took these photos in October when the fall colours were out by the War Memorial, as you can see in one of these shots.
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I have always loved that poem. A fitting post considering events in Paris last night.
ReplyDeleteIf only there is no war. So many lives sacrificed. Have a fabulous Saturday!
ReplyDeleteIt seems that wars never ends and always start again somewhere somehow.
ReplyDeleteI love the photo with the fall colors.
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend!
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It is a lovely poem. The poppy has been a favourite flower of mine for so long, and every time I see it I think of my father and all the others who fought for our freedom, and for peace.
ReplyDeleteQuite moving, and I have always loved poppies...
ReplyDeleteGreat and interesting, thanks for sharing and greetings!
ReplyDeleteThat is a wonderful way to recognize those lost.
ReplyDeleteA great post
ReplyDeleteI would think the War Museum would be an excellent place to visit. As Sharon says , it's an excellent way to recognize the fallen.
ReplyDeleteReally interesting!
ReplyDeleteSuch a great idea. Wonderful to see the setting where the boards are on display too.
ReplyDelete@Cloudia: thanks!
ReplyDelete@Debs: very appropriate under the circumstances.
@Nancy: if only.
@Marianne: true.
@Janis: thanks!
@Linda: it's a flower full of meaning.
@VP: thank you.
@Blogoratti: thanks.
@Sharon: it is.
@Mo: thank.s
@Red: it's well worth a visit.
@Jose: thank you!
@Lauren: it's a good spot for this kind of display.
That is a nice tribute, William!
ReplyDeleteThe memory of history is a great thing. I hope that in Poland there will be such a time. It hopes for the new government - the first Polish government after the war, free from the Communists.
ReplyDeleteI was with someone just this past Thursday who lived near Flanders.
ReplyDeleteVery nice tribute. I have always liked the poem In Flanders Field.
ReplyDeleteI learned that poem when I was a pupil in London. This is brilliant William.
ReplyDeleteLovely tribute and one of those poems that we take to our heart.
ReplyDeleteIt's a beautiful poem, I zoomed in on the photo to read it. Thanks, William.
ReplyDelete@Red: it is.
ReplyDelete@Mariusz: I hope things turn out for Poland for the best. I would love to visit someday.
@Revrunner: I want to visit there myself someday, see the battlefields for myself.
@Pat: it's a poem that transcends time and national boundaries and speaks to our humanity. People will still be reading it another century down the line.
@Ciel: thank you.
@Denise: we do, yes.
@Marleen: it's a fitting legacy for McCrae.
These should have a great impact...much more so than mere words!
ReplyDeletelet me know how your book turns out & sounds very very cool. nice weekend! ( :
ReplyDeleteThat poem was read once a year in our country one room schoolhouse.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful memorial of brave men and a time to celebrate the beautiful poem "Flanders Fields"
ReplyDeleteNice to see the French version. Wondering why it says d'honneur instead of de Flanders, although it d'honneur sounds nice.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a great exhibit. You've caught it well.
ReplyDeleteHard to believe the poem is so old. It still holds up today. A really beautiful exhibit.
ReplyDeleteNeat tribute, William!
ReplyDeleteLovely!
ReplyDeleteMoving tribute.
ReplyDeleteI think that is beautiful where the poppies grow.
ReplyDeleteThe display of the soldiers are wonderful. Not sure if anything like this would not be vandalized in our town but I was surprise that the schools here have let the school off and they come to the Remembrance service and the parade of bag pipes which I like. Also the wreathes being placed.
@Lowell: each year it's a different theme. I think it's a wonderful concept.
ReplyDelete@Beth: thanks!
@Mari: it's a powerful poem.
@Dianne: indeed!
@Linda: it's the translation. Keep the tone of the poem while weaving it in a way that sounds lyrical in French.
@Kay: thank you.
@Halcyon: and it's a perfect legacy of that war.
@EG: thank you.
@Jackie: definitely.
@Norma: indeed.
@Carolann: here the kids end up at the War Museum on Remembrance Day, even if it is a school day.