Remembrance

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.

Technical notes: I used a Nikon D2Xs in aperture-priority mode. The lens was a 35-70mm AF f/2.8 Nikkor set at f/3.5. Focal length 35mm with the macro mode engaged and manual focus. 400 ISO in available light. Shutter speed 1/100th.