War cemeteries : Noyelles sur Mer
Noyelles sur Mer (France) . A World War I cemetery. We enter into an enclosed area deep in the fields by way of a door engraved with Chinese characters. An immense pine tree . . . and silence. I always like to come here. It is a place for memories. The members of a work brigade all lined up. They did the dirty work behind the front. All died from influenza. Wandering among the graves you can trace the progress of the illness.
soleil froid -- 843 Chinois alignés morts de la grippe
cold sun -- 843 Chinese in rows dead from the flu
Li Chan Kuel 17 Novembre 17 bambou dans la pluie
Li Chan Kuei 17 November '17 -- bamboo in the rain
tombe inconnue au fond du cimetière pluie fine --
unknown grave at the back of the cemetery light rain
Someone else is visiting this lost place. A family; the father makes the rounds of the graves. The girls are bored. A small slice of life, just a moment.
war cemetery four sulky girls in the rain
Serge Tomé (Belgium)