Soldier's Dream

by Wilfred Owen

Soldier's Dream was written by Owen in Craiglockhart, Scotland, between October-November, 1917. It is about a dream where Christ destroyed weapons on both sides of the War.

An illustration for the story Soldier's Dream by the author Wilfred Owen — Wilfred Owen's original manuscript, "Soldier's Dream," 1917

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.

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