Poppy Day

John McCrae wrote a poem in 1915, Called In Flanders Fields about his dead friend Alexis Helmer, On May the third, after he had presided over his funeral, Where graves spattered about the poppy field so beautiful and red. The colour represented the blood that was spilt, Whilst remembering the energy which was so necessary; Red for vigour, red for bloodshed, both remembered, And red for the freedom to be understand with poignance. Read In Flanders Fields at http://www.inflandersfields.be/en/knowledge-center/online/the-in-flanders-fields-poem