Anzac Day 2016

I am not a badge of honour,
I am not a racist smear,

I am not a fashion statement,
to be worn but once a year,

I am not a glorification of conflict or of war,

I am not a paper ornament or a token, 
I am more.

I am a loving memory, of a father or a son,
A mother, a sister or daughter, each and every one

I am paper or enamel

I am old or shining new,

I am a way of saying thank you,

To every one of you.

I am a simple poppy, a reminder to you all,

That courage, faith and honour will stand where heroes fall.

Paul Hunter 2014