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25 Apr 2009, 6:35 pm

I'm reading through the works of poets who have died tragically. One of them was Wilfred Owen (1893-1918), who died in battle one week before the armistice was signed that ended the first world war. His death is made more poignant when you read his poems, one of which follows.

Wilfred Owen wrote:
Two Sides of War (All Wars)

"All wars are planned by older men
In council rooms apart,
Who call for greater armament
And map the battle chart.

But out along the shattered field
Where golden dreams turn gray,
How very young the faces were
Where all the dead men lay.

Portly and solemn in their pride,
The elders cast their vote
For this or that, or something else,
That sounds the martial note.

But where their sightless eyes stare out
Beyond life's vanished toys,
I've noticed nearly all the dead
Were hardly more than boys."



> Link to Wikipedia Article on Wilfred Owen <



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26 Apr 2009, 1:57 am

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27 Apr 2009, 6:15 pm

i watched that movie in english 11!! !!



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27 Apr 2009, 6:15 pm

oh and i read the book too :P