Wild Poppies in Holland Grow

by Norma Brandsberg

Title

Wild Poppies in Holland Grow

Artist

Norma Brandsberg

Medium

Photograph - Photograph

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In Flanders Fields

In Flanders Fields the poppies grow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place. While in the Sky
The larks still bravely singing, fly
Unheard, amid the guns below.
We are the dead, Short days ago
We lived, felt dawns, saw sunsets glow;
Loved and were loved – but now we lie
In Flanders Field

Take up our quarrel with the foe!
To you from falling hands we throw
The torch, Be yours to bear it high!
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep tho’ poppies blow
In Flanders Field.

The Answer –

In Flanders Field the cannon boom
And fitful flashes light the gloom;
While up above, like Eagles, fly
The fierce destroyers of the sky;
With stains the earth wherein you lie
Is redder than the poppy bloom
In Flanders Field.

Sleep on ye brave! The shrieking shell,
The quaking trench, the startling yell,
The fury of the battle hell
Shall wake you not; for all is well.

Sleep peacefully, for all is well.
Your flaming torch aloft we bear,
With burning heart an oath we swear
To keep the faith to fight it through
To crush the foe, or sleep with you
In Flanders Field

These Dutch, red poppies were a welcome surprise, found along the waterways south of Amsterdam. Red is so hard for a camera to capture correctly for some reason, but is wonderful when captured correctly. I love these lush crimson flowers along with the nearby trailing vines. Also available as a greeting card.


2nd Place win "Red" contest with my Red Poppy "Wild Poppies in Holland Grow" with 611 entries. July 2023


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August 10th, 2021

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