One character in this poem remembers "hunting wild / After the wildest beauty in the world," which "mocks the steady running of the hour.
One character in this poem remembers "hunting wild / After the wildest beauty in the world," which "mocks the steady running of the hour." That character declares "Courage was mine, and I had mystery / Wisdom was mine, and I had mastery," and regrets "Now men will go content with what we spoiled." In its second stanza, an "encumbered sleeper" springs up and stares at the speaker "With piteous recognition in fixed eyes," causing the speaker to realize "I knew we stood in Hell." It ends by imploring "Let us sleep now..." and laments "the truth untold / The pity of war, the pity war distilled." The speaker of this poem escapes a battle down "some profound dull tunnel" and discovers a man who declares "I am the enemy you killed, my friend." For 10 points, name this poem about an encounter between two dead soldiers, written by Wilfred Owen.
One character in this poem remembers "hunting wild / After the wildest beauty in the world," which "mocks the steady running of the hour.
"Strange Meeting"