Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons. Shall / many candles shine and love will light themĪnd woman's wide-spread ed arms shall be their wreathsĪnd pallor girls' cheeks shall be their palls. Anthem for Doomed Youth Wilfred Owen - 1893-1918 What passing-bells for these who die as cattle Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Not in the hands of boys, but in their eyes What candles may we hold for those lost? souls? The long drawn wail of high, far sailing shells LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 different recordings of Anthem for Doomed Youth, by Wilfred Owen, in honor of Veteran’s Day, Remembrance Day, and Armistice Day, 2006. Let the majestic insults of their iron mouths What passing-bells for these who die as cattle Explore the touching, yet disturbing, words of Wilfred Owens Anthem for Doomed Youth for OCR English. What minute bells for those who die so fast? Shown above is a copy of Owen's first draft of this poem along with it's original amendments by both Owen and his good friend and fellow poet 'Siegfried Sassoon'. This classic WWI poem concerns the death of soldiers and the notification their families receive when they die.
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