Images of poppies pouring out of the Tower of London, to mark the Centenary of the start of World War 1 and those who gave their lives for king and country… each ceramic poppy represents a fallen soldier.
I picked one to share and it came from this blog posting which tells the story so much better than I can.
I remember watching TV in my bedsit in Leeds, 1973 as the Queen remembered…
The Queen in Black
Remembrance Day, 1973
How many thousands watched her lay
the wreath of poppies while they prayed…
Or held their breath and stood still in silence
two minutes for the sacrifice, in remembrance.
As each petal falls from above so a page in the book
of memories ~ thoughts of someone they loved and lost.
They say each petal represents the life of one who gave.
Poppies seen growing amongst a countryside of graves…
Frances Macaulay Forde © 1973
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