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Tower of London, Getty images Tower of London, Getty images

“the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month”

888,246 ceramic poppies, created by ceramic artist Paul Cummins surround the Tower of London.
A river of blood.
Each poppy represents a British military fatality during the First World War.
There would need to be a further 383,800 to represent British military fatalities in WWII.
Or 85 million poppies to represent each life lost, military and civilian, worldwide, in WWII
And yet another 18 million to represent each life lost, military and civilian in WWI
And how many millions more for each of those who survived; their lives forever changed by the horrors and hardships, maimed, orphaned, scarred…
Men, women and children… and the animals we take to war also.
And how many poppies for all those lives lost since to the bloody machine of war…?

And still we fight…?

There is no glory…

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About The Owl Lady

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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