Author Notes
One of the most beloved of all poems, In Flanders Fields, was written in rondeau form by Canadian poet and soldier, John McCrae, after he buried a comrade who died in the fighting at Flanders, Belgium in May of 1915 during WWI.
For years paper poppies have been sold on Remembrance Day in Europe and on Memorial Day in the U.S. to commemorate the sacrifice of those who have died in the service of freedom.
McCrae made famous the wildflower poppies that grow over the graves of the war dead in Flanders. This haiku in my wildflower series is but a humble nod to the greatness of his poem and the power of the symbol he created.
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