Poppy Day... the lilac poppy.

[ChrisS]

Remembering all who gave their lives, thank you...

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.

[Gilly120]

My dogs wear the red ones - just buy new every year.

[megaflyer]

A very poignant graffiti art work has appeared by me

[ChrisS]

Excellent MF... raising the flag on Iwo Jima

There's a 20 foot high Iwo Jimo, Veterans Memorial, monument at Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve in Cape Coral, Fl. Superb to view as one leaves/enters CC.

[princess allie]

My dog always has a red poppy, I haven’t come across any other colours. I’ll stick to red, but I also agree that I hope whatever anyone chooses to buy , that the proceeds go to charity.