Last month we delivered a few Poppies to our friends in the USA. They understood what it is about. Indeed, the US has picked up on the scheme
It was their idea in the first place!
I was under the impression that it symbolises life returning, as the poppies still grow in Flanders...But...if folks want to misinterpret the symbology...it is their right
To be fair, it is open to misinterpretation. The poem that was the catalyst behind the poppy being taken up as a symbol does seem to advocate carrying on the fight
"Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high."
While I personally don't believe that if you reference part of something you necessarily have to pay attention to all of it, their point is not completely without merit.