And Still The Poppies Grow by Annie Connor

SummaryTauranga Girls' College Year 13 student Annie Connor wrote the following poem in 2015. Annie's poem was read aloud during Tauranga RSA's Anzac Day dawn service in Greerton. Later it was rendered into illuminated calligraphy by Ray Crafts, Tauranga's master of the ancient art. Photos: Lee Switzer. Main Body‘And still the poppies grow’

Up, over the trench,
the men that we lost
poison the Earth.
And still the poppies grow.

The murderous air
wrenches the heart,
of too many souls.
And still the poppies grow.

In the art of defiance,
the irony we face,
to believe in a silver lining
But still the poppies grow

- Annie Connor, Year 13, Tauranga Girls’ College

Photographs

Ray Crafts

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AcknowledgementTe Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries

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EventsTauranga Memories (2011-2021) - Events

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And Still The Poppies Grow by Annie Connor