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Armistice Day 2018

What a blessed relief this day, 100 years ago, must have been.  After four years of unimaginable horror, all our families will have breathed a massive sigh of relief and started to look to the future again.  Tragically, the 'war to end all wars' wasn't.  Have we learnt anything in the last one hundred years?  From the state of the world today, sadly I don't think we have.

To commemorate this special day I have a white poppy of peace, because hope springs eternal, and Truth and Love always overcome in the end.

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  1. Down by the sea11 November 2018 at 21:12

    Beautiful poppy I hope too that peace prevails. Sarah x

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  2. Anonymous12 November 2018 at 09:13

    Beautiful poppy. Peace would be marvellous. xx

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