posted on 2024-04-19, 17:40authored byFirst World War Poetry Digital Archive Project Team
<p dir="ltr"> I dreamed kind Jesus fouled the big-gun gears;<br> And caused a permanent stoppage in all bolts;<br> And buckled with a smile Mausers and Colts;<br> And rusted every bayonet with His tears.<br> And there were no more bombs, of ours or Theirs,<br> Not even an old flint-lock, nor even a pikel.<br> But God was vexed, and gave all power to Michael;<br> And when I woke he'd seen to our repairs.</p>
The Complete Poems and Fragments of Wilfred Owen edited by Jon Stallworthy first published by Chatto & Windus, 1983, #17, CPF vol. 1, p. 182
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The Complete Poems and Fragments of Wilfred Owen edited by Jon Stallworthy first published by Chatto & Windus, 1983. Preliminaries, introductory, editorial matter, manuscripts and fragments omitted.