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In Flanders fields, and Kandahar,
\nIn deepest Afghanistan,
\nPoppies bloom, the Flowers of War,
\nBlossom of the Savagery of Man.<\/p>\n

In the former to commemorate the Fallen,
\nWho died amid battles roars,
\nAnd in the latter a source of income,
\nOne of many reasons for local wars.<\/p>\n

In a side street in Flanders,
\nAn addict Afghan heroin injects,
\nBy him walks a poppy wearing Veteran,
\nWho all the world respects.<\/p>\n

At the setting of the sun and its rising,
\nWith poppies we will remember them,
\nThe fallen, and those who as its victims have fallen,
\nWho society looks down one and does condemn.<\/p>\n

\"Poppy
Poppy – <\/p>\n

We remember the fallen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In Flanders fields, and Kandahar, In deepest Afghanistan, Poppies bloom, the Flowers of War, Blossom of the Savagery of Man. In the former to commemorate the Fallen, Who died amid battles roars, And in the latter a source of income, One of many reasons for local wars. In a side …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97,1,213,96,1904],"tags":[1968,1257,1967,2372,1969,1966,336],"class_list":["post-1810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-great-war","category-uncategorized","category-war","category-war-poetry","category-world-war-ii","tag-1968","tag-british-legion","tag-fallen","tag-flanders","tag-november","tag-poppies","tag-war-2","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-tc","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4786,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/driving-to-dendermonde\/","url_meta":{"origin":1810,"position":0},"title":"Driving to Dendermonde","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"31st October 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"I drove past fields where cattle grazed The roads were long and straight I looked at scenes familiar unfazed My mood melancholy and sedate... 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