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Friday, July 12, 2019

At Wilfred Owen's Grave Comments

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A week before the Armistice, you died.
They did not keep your heart like Livingstone's,
then plant your bones near Shakespeare's. So you lie
between two privates, sacrificed like Christ
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Michael Burch

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Douglas Scotney 12 July 2019

an inspired composition

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Michael R. Burch 12 July 2019

Thanks, I'm glad you like the poem. I think Wilfred Owen was one of the very best early modern poets, and one of the greatest anti-war poets as well.

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