Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen : read by Terry Neason

Wilfred Owen poem Dulce et Decorum Est read by Terry Neason.
DULCE ET DECORUM EST by Wilfred Owen
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,
Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs,
And towards our distant rest began to trudge.
Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots,
But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame; all blind;
Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots
Of tired, outstripped Five-Nines that dropped behind..
Gas! GAS! Quick, boys!-An ecstasy of fumbling
Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time,
But someone still was yelling out and stumbling
And flound’ring like a man in fire or lime.-
Dim through the misty panes and thick green light,
As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.
In all my dreams before my helpless sight,
He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.
If in some smothering dreams, you too could pace
Behind the wagon that we flung him in,
And watch the white eyes writhing in his face,
His hanging face, like a devil’s sick of sin;
If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood
Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs,
Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud
Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,-
My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
To children ardent for some desperate glory,
The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est
Pro patria mori.
Wilfred Edward Salter Owen was an English poet and soldier. He was one of the leading poets of the First World War.
Born 1893 - Killed in action 1918

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What a beautiful speaking voice you have, Terry!

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Terry, that was absoutly read beautifully. It was so touching and you have a great voice. It was like picturing you there, watching and reciting the horrible fate of those poor soldiers.
Great use of echo and sound effects.
I too recently just released my reading of this such powerful poem. ruclips.net/video/nL3DIbDZZvg/видео.html
Thanks for sharing. Great job! Liked and Subscribed.
James