Publisher's Synopsis
Poppies grew on the battlefield in a land decimated by war and near the trenches where the military men had buried their friends and fellow warriors. A Canadian soldier, John McCrae, took note and wrote a poem to the fallen heroes and entitled it "In Flanders Feild." A few years later, Moina Michael, was inspired and wrote another verse called, "We Shall Keep The Faith." Two days later, Armistice was declared, and Moina Michael had a new calling. She promised to wear a red poppy flower as a sign of remembrance. In 1920 the memorial poppy was recognized by the American Legion.Each year a few days before Memorial Day, I choose to paint poppies in remembrance. I give thanks.
