Canadian John McCrae, a World War I battlefield surgeon, wrote the poem "In Flanders Field" that made the red poppy a symbol of life and remembrance.Share This Article It is perhaps the most famous poem to come out of the Great War. “In Flanders Field” was written in 20 minutes—...
Whether this poppy mixture being within the toys is necessary for the transference of the human or as a type of fuel for the toys to live off of remains unclear. It is interesting to note that Poppy Playtime chose a flower that's tied to death and remembrance as the centerpiece for its...
his family had been trying -- for almost a century -- to find out how he died. Soon they will visit the war cemetery in which he is buried. The poppy is, to them, a sign that his sacrifice is not forgotten.Poppies became the emblem of the fallen. When, a year or two ago, I...
Males within those ages, thought not to be making the ultimate sacrifice for King and Country, were given white feathers – a symbol of cowardice – by women. The movement was to shame men into enlisting, it was even supported by suffragette Emeline Pankhurst, but it soon got out of hand...
this morning - the day of remembrance - we are more in awe of an influenza from the sneeze of a Vietnamese hen than the reality of what were two manmade conflicts.The symbol of remembrance are the poppies, plucked from Flanders' fields to say we have not forgotten those who have ...