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Red Poppies On An Autumn Day

by Ian Whiteley

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Red Poppies On An Autumn Day

 

Never forgotten – here to stay,

a symbol of the hurt and pain

where young men will forever lay.

 

The old man sells and we will pay

to wear a token for the slain -

never forgotten – here to stay.

 

Would they have approved? Who can say

If what was lost was worth the gain.

Red poppies on an autumn day

 

They had little choice ...

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Saturday 5th November 2016 12:27 pm

villanelle form   poppies   autumn   remembrance   poppy symbol   poppy seller

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