ANZAC day
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.
To all the ANZACs, to the Turks and to all the diggers now, then and in the future - in armed conflicts and peacekeeping situations. We may not always agree with the decisions of our government to become involved in conflict, but we honour and respect those that have willingly fought and died for their countries. Lest we forget. And may we remember these sacrifices and weigh them heavily when we commit our country’s young men or women to conflict.
April 26th, 2007 at 9:41 am
Amen
April 26th, 2007 at 9:43 am
Amen.
April 26th, 2007 at 10:27 am
Amen
April 26th, 2007 at 2:14 pm
copy cats
April 26th, 2007 at 2:53 pm
Without wanting to sound like a copy cat, umm, I agree…(it just doesn’t have the same resonance as “Amen”, does it?).
When you read of what these boys - and women - went through, a moment’s silence is the least we can do. May we never send another generation en masse to the horrors of war.
April 26th, 2007 at 3:32 pm
Bluth doesn’t want to sound like a copy cat? That’d make you a scaredy cat!
April 26th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
I, on the other hand, have chosen to say nothing…
April 26th, 2007 at 4:50 pm
… because the cat got my tongue!!
April 26th, 2007 at 5:06 pm
ya pussy
April 26th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
Now Stumpy - you’re just being catty…
April 26th, 2007 at 5:16 pm
How can you konw that fur shure
April 27th, 2007 at 9:33 am
Lest we forget http://www.smh.com.au/ftimages/2007/04/25/1177459785618.html
April 27th, 2007 at 10:40 am
Amen from me too.
For me on Anzac day, its a time to remember that this was the war to end all wars, and how often we have dropped the torch,and broken the faith with those who suffered and died; to remember those who did not willingly go but at the toss of the lottery their numbers came up and they were sent; to remember those who opposed wars like Vietnam and fought the government at every point and eventually won; to remember those who still go into armies and are harrassed and brutalised to the point of break down and suicide;and those who come home from war broken in spirit and body, and are still ignored, and the church is silent; to remember Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders,of Saunders and of Upright,and Hughes, who fought and died and were forgotten and denied a place in our community.
And when football comentators begin to talk of Anzac day and clash between two second rate teams such as Collingwood and Essendon ,as a “day that has grown so much in popularity and spirituality”(Aust 27/4) then its time to take another look at the torch and “breaking faith”.
April 27th, 2007 at 11:12 am
Doggone it Greg and Toddy, this conversation has become catastrophic and gone to the dogs…maybe we should catalogue it as such?
April 27th, 2007 at 11:22 am
Fur be it from me, but this is giving me reason to paws for thought, in fact the weather up here loately has been a bit moggy - then it rained cats and dogs and I stepped in a poodle
April 27th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
Guys,
To to those affected - sorry about the repetitive email … I sent it this morning and I have a problem between Outlook and my Telstra server that tells outlook that the message fails, so Outllok tried to reens … unfortunately this is an iterative process – and I am at work and that is my Home computer. I just got Dan’s SMS – so I have instructed Mrs Lionfish to cancel the email!
Sincere apologies for the inconvenience.