Tag: poetry

Last Flight – Hope From The Homeless

I was having a bad day. I was down, discouraged, and afraid. The last thing I expected was to receive hope from the homeless. That evening I was to visit the local Veterans Administration Domiciliary, a place where once homeless veterans can live while they get counseling, clean up, find…

Wilfred Owen – Anthem for Doomed Youth

Wilfred Owen – Anthem for Doomed Youth

Wilfred Owen (1893-1918) was probably the greatest war poet. He was killed in battle just a week before WW1 ended and his untimely death more than anything is probably the reason he didn’t receive the same fame as his friend and fellow poet, Siegfried Sassoon. His life ended at just…