[JustAmy]

Armistice

To Flanders where the poppies blow
This day brings strange unrest.
The boys who lie there, row on row,
Whose lives their Country blest,

Are sad because they died for naught,
The toll they paid for peace
Was all in vain. In vain they fought
That wars should ever cease.

In Freedom's cause they gave their youth,
"Let all wars cease," they cried,
Then flung to us the torch of truth,
They'd held aloft in pride.

And now, above the sacred dust
Where they unquiet lie,
The threat of war again is thrust,
Again brave youth may die.

Our fathers' God to Thee we turn,
Show us the way to peace,
Grant us this boon for which we yearn,
O Father, let war cease!

By Laressa Cox McBurney
Published in 1938

[Uversabound]

Happy Veterans Day!!

[MEG33]

Gorgeous graphic and beautiful poem by your Aunt..WW1 was called the war to end all wars...Wouldn’t that have been wonderful had it come true.

[Billie]

Oh, Amy! I LOVE this! The poppies are beautiful and love the colors - not to mention your aunt’s poem. Just wonderful!