posted on 2024-04-19, 17:45authored byFirst World War Poetry Digital Archive Project Team
In Shrewsbury Town e'en Hercules wox tired, Tired of the streets that end not up nor down; Tired of the Quarry, though seats may be hired Of Shrewsbury Town. Tired of the tongues that knew not his renown; Tired of the Quarry Bye-Laws, so admired By the Salopian, the somnambulant clown. Weak as a babe, and in like wise attired, He leaned upon his club; frowned a last frown, And of ineffable boredom, so expired In Shrewsbury Town.
History
Identifier
3352.txt
Creator
Owen, Wilfred (1893-1918)
Date
1917-05
Source
The Complete Poems and Fragments of Wilfred Owen edited by Jon Stallworthy first published by Chatto & Windus, 1983.
(#78 CPF vol. 1, p. 85, vol. 2 p. 225)
OEF/ELF
Type
Poem
Rights
The Estate of Wilfred Owen. 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.