purple poppy meme

No one knew that the churned up soil of World War I battlefields in France and Belgium would create the perfect conditions for a bumper crop of wild red poppies: breathtaking, horrifying, unforgettable. The red poppy was immortalized "Lest we forget" Then we forgot... "Red poppies were for Flanders Fields, White poppies say that war must cease, Now purple poppies blossom forth For Pangaiamic Peace..."

Sunday, April 09, 2006

When I'm an old woman, I'm going to wear purple

Purple Poppy origins

P Is for Purple (women get vocal)
...It all started with a dozen or so local women, including Vice Mayor Emily Reilly and the indomitable 94-year-old Eleanor Wasson. They threw the party to end all wars-- planted a Peace Pole in the City Park and declared WomenRise for Global Peace --
It was Armistice Day, 11am, Nov. 11, ...(11.11) 2002

http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/11.06.02/nuz-0245.html (scroll down!)

posted by Tree House Treats @ 1:55 PM

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