Remembering, by the City Hall, Mississauga
One of the songs played by the bagpiper was Amazing Grace.
Here is the melody, played by another bagpiper:
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It was a beautiful Fall's day for the Remembrance Day ceremony at Mississauga's "Celebration Square."
C-Cafe
The ceremony was held in front of the cafe, and bearing to the right. The library is in the distant right
The square's design was a perfect fit for this ceremony. This modern square hosts the City Hall on one side and the library on the other. The central square has a shallow pool with fountains during the summer months, and is turned into a skating rink for winter. The small C-Cafe has become my almost daily trip, where I can have a Starbucks (or two) and read the various books that I have acquired. My latest, which I have commented on here and here, is Dietrich von Hildebrand's My Battle Against Hitler.
In fact, the hardy staff of C-Cafe was preparing for spill-over from the crowd (the ceremony was over at noon), which congregated right outside the cafe. and I am sure their menu will be much appreciated.
The Mississauga Library, (on the other side of the Remembrance Day event)
The end of the day
At the conclusion, we were asked to put our poppies on a wreath. I chose The Royal Canadian Legion's, which had a wreath from Branch 582 (far left in the photograph).
The tradition of leaving behind poppies at the end of the ceremony started in 2000, in Ottawa:
Following the installation of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial in Ottawa in 2000, where the national Remembrance service is held, a new tradition formed spontaneously as attendees laid their poppies on the tomb at the end of the service. This tradition, while not part of the official program, has become widely practiced elsewhere in the country, with others leaving cut flowers, photographs, or letters to the deceased.]From the Legion's website:
As a national organization committed to our Veterans, their families, and the communities they call home, we offer programs and services for a wide variety of groups on both local and national levels....In Flanders Fields
By Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae
Composed at the battlefront on May 3, 1915
During the second battle of Ypres, Belgium
In Flanders fields the poppies blow[Photos By: KPA]
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.
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Posted By: Kidist P. Asrat
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