Red poppies against a soft-focus yellow background. Photo: By Dejan Zakic on Unsplash.

'This is all there is when the path ends...'

Poem: Among poppies

'This is all there is when the path ends...'

by Janet Wilkes 6th November 2026

This is all there is when the path ends
Among poppies. There is deep silence
And stillness and even birds are mute.