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The ANZAC PoppyThe poppy has long been associated with WW1 - for the poppies that grew inFlanders. The poet John McCrae wrote this poem in 1915:In Flanders FieldsIn Flanders Fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing flyScarce heard amid the guns below.We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved, and were loved, and new we lieIn Flanders FieldsTake up our quarrel with the foe;To you from failing hands we throwThe torch; be yours to hold it high.We shall not sleep, though poppies growIn Flanders FieldsBlooming brilliant orange with 5 cm blossoms in early spring, the flowers become straw-coloured andsmaller as summer approaches. After the four petals unroll the bright blossoms open in the sunshine,painting fields and hillsides golden orange. The seed capsules are long and pointed, and as they dry, theytwist open with a pop that sends the round black seeds flying.Sketch a field showing a brilliant array of poppies.Perhaps you could also show the graves of some brave ANZACs.© Intelligent Australia Productions 7