Poppy Petals Float Free

Red Poppy petals in the wind float free
A sacrifice that we can plainly see
One hundred years past now
I still wonder how
You stood such a test
For mates, for country and for us - you are blessed
The Great War ended a generation lost.

© Paul Warren Poetry
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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