The poppy suggests the consolation of rest, the wonder of dreams, and the sleep of death.
Morpheus, the god of dreams, was said to drop a wreath of poppies on the sleeper’s heavy head. In the dream of the red poppy, the lover seeks erotic passion. White poppies offer a deeper dream, oceanic and intimate.
“Of all flowers, they inspire me,” wrote the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, of poppies.
