Tower of London poppies displayed on P.E.I.

Some drops from the Tower of London's so-called river of blood have landed on P.E.I. And the owners are sharing these visual reminders of the allied soldiers killed in the First World War.

Jan Cox and Elaine Taylor visited the art installation in the U.K. last September when most of the ceramic poppies were planted on the grounds, one for each of the 888,246 soldiers who gave their lives.

London artist Paul Cummins created the work to mark the centenary of beginning of the war. He finished on November 11, 2014 by placing the final poppy in the moat at the tower.

"We were with mom, who's 92, and my two aunts and Elaine and I, and all of us were just silent," said Jan.

"It was just overwhelming and it still is for me," she added, tears welling in her eyes.

Taylor said the pilgrimage was made more memorable because it was shared with people who had heard about the war first hand.

"They remembered their father talking about the war, it was just very emotional," she said.

The pair said walking around the tower was the only true way to appreciate the enormity of death from the war. The poppies cascaded from the window of the tower and flooded the moat.

And when they learned the installation would be sold off one poppy at a time starting early this year there was no question.

"Both of our parents being veterans, Elaine and I have always been attending the Remembrance Day services," said Cox.

"We were both raised with war stories. Well, we just had to do it. It was a no brainer."

Three of the ceramic poppies arrived this year, Taylor and Cox wanted one to go to Arnold Smith of Pleasant Valley.  Someone who understood the value of the art.

"Here it's just six names," said Arnold Smith of the men of Pleasant Valley who died in the first war.

"Then you realize instead of just being part of a nameless group there is something there to symbolize each one of these people who gave the ultimate gift for their country."

Smith has been sharing the poppy with anyone who wants a look and organized a memorial service at the former Pleasant Valley Church where a memorial to the six men, and two who died in the Second World War, is housed.

Cox and Taylor donated another to the O'Leary Legion.

"They have it displayed under glass, including the box, because the box itself is also quite a piece of artwork," said Cox.

"Legion's right across Canada membership is declining,  and they are hurting, and this was, was like a real boost."

The third sits in and outside of the couple's home in O'Leary.

"We planted it in our garden, but in late fall we took it out because they do not do well in the freezing cold," said Taylor.

Come next spring, the poppy will be returned to the garden.