HOW THE POEM OF A SOLDIER OF SCOTTISH DESCENT INSPIRED PEOPLE TO WEAR RED POPPIES!

Please watch this video to learn how it was a poem, penned by a soldier of Scottish descent, that inspired people throughout the world to wear a red poppy as a special symbol of remembrance.

[@mariapierce2707]

I love this poem. ..emotional and intense for me. Thank you for the history behind this poem.❤

[@briancooper2737]

Well done! I knew only a little of this story, and now I know it better.

[@gordonsscotland8441]

Glad you found it interesting, Brian! Kind regards, Gordon

[@lynjones3259]

Thank you Gordon- how moving to hear that wonderfully emotive poem .

[@gordonsscotland8441]

Thanks, Lyn. It's a very moving piece to read. I kept thinking of him sitting there, thinking of his best friend, and looking at the battlefield and all those poppies. Kind regards, Gordon

[@monisafraser1969]

I really love this poem, it is so emotional and you can just picture in your mind the scene. It’s great having you back. I have so missed your videos.

[@margostewart9743]

Thank you soo much Gordon 🙏🏼was great seeing you & loved your reading of the poem❤kind regards Margo

[@gordonsscotland8441]

Thanks very much, Margo, glad you enjoyed it. Kind regards, Gordon

[@robertpearson8798]

Living less than an hour from the hometown of McCrae, Guelph, Ontario, I was familiar with this story but you’ve added a couple of details that I was unfamiliar with, thank you. I’m also within an hour of the Alexander Graham Bell homestead in Brantford, Ontario, where he conceived of the idea and design for the telephone, although the device was later constructed in Boston.

[@gordonsscotland8441]

Amazing, Robert! Talk about walking in the footsteps of history! Thanks for sharing. Kind regards, Gordon

[@mikeherren5604]

Gordon it’s great to have you back. We have missed you- my wife and I!!! Hope you and June are well

[@gordonsscotland8441]

Thanks so much, Mike, very nice of you and your wife to say so! Hope everything is OK with you. June and I are fine. We were very busy with family holidays during the summer, and then we both went down with a cold that lasted for about six weeks, just couldn't shake it off. A lot of people in Scotland had it. Anyway, all better now! Kindest regards from Scotland, Gordon