11/11/2025
In Flanders Fields
By John McCrae
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.
*May we all work for peace in everything we do...🙏🌺☮️
Botanical illustration of red poppy by Mary Delany in 1776.
The Athenaeum wants to express our heartfelt thanks to those who served especially to our very own Gardner, Jeff Mingledorff, Marine and to Board members Lisa Previti and Eric Previti son, Jeremy Gifford, Chief Petty Officer E7,who is currently serving our nation in the Navy. Our hearts and prayers to out to these men and women who are willing to do what most of us aren't. God speed
