A POET has penned a haunting Remembrance tribute to soldiers killed in warfare.

Sue Willis, from Covingham wrote poem Poppy Red to honour lives lost during conflicts such as World War One and Two.

With poignant lines such as “Poppy red the colour of blood, those thousand men in one day had shed” and “Poppy red growing in a field, Poppy red raise your head in honour of the dead" Sue said she wants her reading audience to remember the sacrifices made.

“Remembrance is so important and the poppy is an emblem of that which is why the poem is centred around it”, she said.

“Most people that have read it have cried because these young men gave their lives for us.

“These men changed our world and they should be honoured.

“I want it to make people stop and think about how awful it really was for these men

Sue, who started writing poetry at age 18, only took 10 minutes to finish the piece, which she hopes to read at a Remembrance Day service.

“I’ve been passionate about poetry for so many years and this is a fitting tribute. When I’m inspired by something, especially remembrance, it doesn’t take long,” she said.

“I don’t know if today young men would be willing to gives their lives as freely the soldiers before them.

“We have no idea what these people went through, it makes you think.”

The 61-year-old is influenced by current events and recently wrote the poem Horror City about the Paris terrorist attacks.