Pretty Nodding Poppies by marge

Pretty Nodding Poppies in my Garden.

Today, walking around my garden,

I am amazed at the number

of Pretty Nodding Poppies some

Wild ones, small and dainty.

Some are cultivated and tall.

It does not matter, both

have the bright, blood red

colour. They both have

the same black middles.

They remind us of blood.

shed by soldiers.

They remind us of the

Opium Poppy that has

caused addiction and

Killed so many.

Why should such a

beautiful, bright flower

symbolise horror?

When it is a joy to see

Pretty Nodding Poppies

dancing in the breeze.

Their happy dance

can lift spirits,

make you smile

at both their

brightness and

their fragility.

Dance, Pretty Nodding Poppy,

dance!!