Across fields and gardens <br />Poppies spread <br />Blood red petals <br />Bow their heads <br />In sorrowful memory <br />Of battle dead <br />From countless wars <br />Of hatred bred <br /> <br />Millions of petals, <br />Millions of tears <br />Millions of men, <br />Thousands of years <br />Oceans of blood, <br />Hearts full of fear <br />Legions of Poppies <br />Where the lost <br />disappeared <br /> <br />Once a year <br />Wear your Poppy with <br />pride <br />Remember forever <br />Those who have died <br />Remember too <br />The Statesmen who lied <br />But mostly remember <br />The women who cried <br /> <br />So when brilliant red <br />petals <br />Cover the floor <br />Let them remind us <br />Of the horror of war <br />Let there be hope <br />And an end to the gore <br />Let's pray for peace <br />And hostility no more<br /><br />Pauline Clifford<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/poppies-10/
