by Wilfred Owen (1893 - 1918)
Soldier's Dream
Language: English
I dreamed kind Jesus fouled the big-gun gears; And caused a permanent stoppage in all bolts; And buckled with a smile Mausers and Colts; And rusted every bayonet with His tears. And there were no more bombs, of ours or Theirs, Not even an old flint-lock, not even a pikel. But God was vexed, and gave all power to Michael; And when I woke he'd seen to our repairs.
Authorship:
- by Wilfred Owen (1893 - 1918) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Jason Rico (b. 1978), "Soldier's Dream" [voice, piano] [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Jason Rico
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 69