Poppies

Backward Mutters Poetry Podcast · Nov 11, 2026 · 5m · transcript

Today is Veterans Day. I’m old enough to remember relatives who continued to refer to the day as Armistice Day as they had since it was initially proclaimed by President Wilson. They probably did so because of either habit or because they still lived with WW1 veterans. I have no opinion on the change other than to say, it arouses curiosity in me about how things change and what is lost in change.

The poem I’ll read today is one that has changed quite a bit. Its first form was inspired by a November Poem a Day prompt, and the prompt was to write a “color poem.” That prompt fell on Veterans…