The poppy was the only thing that grew in the mud, chaos and filth of the war.
In Flanders' fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place: and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead. Short days ago
We...
The white poppies were originally for Pacifists, but then became anti-nuclear. Their money went to CND for a while . I think their money goes to a Peace movement now.
Many people think the red poppy of the RBL glorifies war, when it remembers those who died or are injured, but that isn't true...