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Poems by Wilfred Owen 



         Poems 



     Wilfred Owen 



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                                  Introduction 



     In writing an Introduction such as this it is good to be brief。 The poems 

printed   in   this   book   need    no   preliminary   commendations          from   me    or 

anyone   else。 The   author   has   left   us   his   own   fragmentary  but   impressive 

Foreword�察�this�察�and his Poems�察�can speak for him�察�backed by the authority 

of   his   experience   as   an   infantry   soldier�察  �and   sustained   by   nobility   and 

originality of style。 All that was strongest in Wilfred Owen survives in his 

poems�察�any superficial impressions of his personality�察�any records of his 

conversation�察�behaviour�察�or appearance�察�would be irrelevant and unseemly。 

The     curiosity    which     demands      such    morsels    would     be   incapable     of 

appreciating the richness of his work。 

     The   discussion   of   his   experiments   in   assonance   and   dissonance   ��of 

which      `Strange    Meeting'     is  the   finest   example��     may     be  left   to  the 

professional      critics   of   verse�察   �the   majority    of   whom      will   be   more 

preoccupied with such technical details than with the profound humanity 

of the self´revelation manifested in such magnificent lines as those at the 

end of his `Apologia pro Poemate Meo'�察�and in that other poem which he 

named `Greater Love'。 

     The importance of his contribution to the literature of the War cannot 

be   decided   by   those   who�察  �like   myself�察  �both   admired   him   as   a   poet   and 

valued   him   as   a   friend。   His   conclusions   about   War   are   so   entirely   in 

accordance with my own that I cannot attempt to judge his work with any 

critical   detachment。      I   can  only   affirm   that   he  was   a  man   of   absolute 

integrity of mind。 He never wrote his poems ��as so many war´poets did�� to 

make   the   effect   of   a   personal   gesture。   He   pitied   others�察  �he   did   not   pity 

himself。 In the last   year of his life he attained a clear   vision of what he 

needed   to   say�察  �and   these   poems   survive   him   as   his   true   and   splendid 

testament。 

     Wilfred   Owen   was   born   at   Oswestry   on   18th   March   1893。   He   was 

educated       at  the   Birkenhead       Institute�察   �and    matriculated      at  London 

University in 1910。 In 1913 he obtained a private tutorship near Bordeaux�察�

where he remained until 1915。 During this period he became acquainted 



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with the eminent French poet�察�Laurent Tailhade�察�to whom he showed his 

early verses�察�and from whom he received considerable encouragement。 In 

1915�察�in spite of delicate health�察�he joined the Artists' Rifles O。T。C。�察�was 

gazetted to the Manchester Regiment�察�and served with their 2nd Battalion 

in   France   from   December   1916   to   June   1917�察  �when   he   was   invalided 

home。 Fourteen months later he returned to the Western Front and served 

with the same Battalion�察�ultimately commanding a Company。 

     He was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry while taking part in 

some heavy fighting on 1st October。 He was killed on 4th November 1918�察�

while endeavouring to get his men across the Sambre Canal。 

     A month before his death he wrote to his mother�此 �My nerves are in 

perfect   order。   I   came   out   again   in   order   to   help   these   boys�察  �directly�察  �by 

leading     them   as  well   as  an  officer   can�察  �indirectly�察 �by   watching    their 

sufferings that I may speak of them as well as a pleader can。; Let his own 

words be his epitaph�此 �

       ;Courage was mine�察�and I had mystery�察�Wisdom was mine�察�and I had 

mastery。; 

       Siegfried Sassoon。 



       = POEMS = 



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                                        Preface 



     This book is not about heroes。 English Poetry is not yet fit to speak of 

them。   Nor   is   it   about   deeds   or   lands�察  �nor   anything   about   glory�察  �honour�察�

dominion or power�察�except War。 Above all�察�this book is not concerned with 

Poetry。 The subject of it is War�察�and the pity of War。 The Poetry is in the 

pity。   Yet   these   elegies   are   not   to   this   generation�察  �This   is   in   no  sense 

consolatory。 

     They may be to the next。 All the poet can do to´day is to warn。 That is 

why   the   true   Poets   must   be   truthful。   If   I   thought   the   letter   of   this   book 

would last�察�I might have used proper names�察�but if the spirit of it survives 

Prussia�察     �my   ambition   and   those   names   will   be   content�察  �for   they   will 

have achieved themselves fresher fields than Flanders。 

       Note。  This Preface was found�察�in an unfinished condition�察�among 

Wilfred Owen's papers。 



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                             Strange Meeting 



     It seemed   that   out of   the battle   I   escaped   Down some   profound   dull 

tunnel�察   �long   since   scooped     Through     granites    which    Titanic   wars    had 

groined。 Yet also there encumbered sleepers groaned�察�Too fast in thought 

or death to be bestirred。 Then�察�as I probed them�察�one sprang up�察�and stared 

With   piteous   recognition   in   fixed   eyes�察  �Lifting   distressful   hands   as   if   to 

bless。 And by his smile�察�I knew that sullen hall�察�With a thousand fears that 

vision's   face   was   grained�察  �Yet   no   blood   reached   there   from   the   upper 

ground�察�And no guns thumped�察�or down the flues made   moan。 ;Strange�察�

friend�察─�I said�察 �Here is no cause to mourn。; ;None�察─�said the other�察 �Save 

the undone years�察�The hopelessness。 Whatever hope is yours�察�Was my life 

also�察�I went hunting wild After the wildest beauty in the world�察�Which lies 

not calm in eyes�察�or braided hair�察�But mocks the steady running of the hour�察�

And if it grieves�察�grieves richlier than here。 For by my glee might many 

men   have   laughed�察�And of   my   weeping something has been   left�察�Which 

must   die   now。   I   mean   the   truth   untold�察  �The   pity   of   war�察  �the   pity   war 

distilled。 Now men will go content with what we spoiled。 Or�察�discontent�察�

boil bloody�察�and be spilled。 They will be swift with swiftness of the tigress�察�

None   will   break   ranks�察 �though   nations   trek   from  progress。   Courage   was 

mine�察�and I had mystery�察�Wisdom was mine�察�and I had mastery�察�To miss 

the march   of this   retreating   world   Into vain   citadels that   are  not   walled。 

Then�察�when much blood had clogged their chariot´wheels I would go up 

and   wash   them  from  sweet   wells�察  �Even   with   truths that lie   too deep   for 

taint。 I would have poured my spirit without stint But not through wounds�察�

not on the cess of war。 Foreheads of men have bled where no wounds were。 

I am the enemy you killed�察�my friend。 I knew you in this dark�察�for so you 

frowned Yesterday through me as you jabbed and killed。 I parried�察�but my 

hands were loath and cold。 Let us sleep now 。 。 。; 

       ��This   poem   was   found   among   the   author's   papers。   It   ends   on   this 

strange note。�� 

       *Another Version* 

     Earth's wheels run oiled with blood。 Forget we that。 Let us lie down 



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and   dig   ourselves   in   thought。   Beauty   is   yours   and  you   have   mastery�察�

Wisdom is mine�察�and I have mystery。 We two will stay behind and keep 

our troth。 Let us forego men's minds that are brute's natures�察�Let us not sup 

the blood which some say nurtures�察�Be we not swift with swiftness of the 

tigress。 Let us break ranks from those who trek from progress。 Miss we the 

march of this retreating world Into old citadels that are not walled。 Let us 

lie out and hold the open truth。 Then when their blood hath clogged the 

chariot   wheels   We   will   go   up   and   wash   them   from   deep   wells。   What 

though we sink from men as pitchers falling Many shall raise us up to be 

their filling Even from wells we sunk too deep for war And filled by brows 

that bled where no wounds were。 

       *Alternative line ´ 

     Even as One who bled where no wounds were。 



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                                Greater Love 



     Red   lips   are   not   so   red As   the   stained   stones   kissed   by   the   English 

dead。 Kindness of wooed and wooer Seems shame to their love pure。  O 

Love�察�your eyes lose lure When I behold eyes blinded in my stead� �

     Your slender attitude Trembles not exquisite like limbs knife´skewed�察�

Rolling   and   rolling   there   Where   God   seems   not   to   care�察  �Till   the   fierce 

Love they bear Cramps them in death's extreme decrepitude。 

     Your   voice   sings   not   so   soft�察     �Though   even   as   wind   murmuring 

through raftered loft�察 �Your dear voice is not dear�察�Gentle�察�and evening 

clear�察�As theirs whom none now hear Now earth has stopped their piteous 

mouths that coughed。 

     Heart�察�you were never hot�察�Nor large�察�nor full like hearts made great 

with   shot�察�And   though   your  hand   be   pale�察 �Paler  are  all   which   trail Your 

cross   through   flame   and   hail�此�Weep�察  �you   may  weep�察  �for   you   may   touch 

them not。 



                          

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