War and Hope
By Siegfried Sassoon
By Sara Teasdale
In Siegfried Sassoon's poem "Dreamers", he writes about the horrible conditions in which soldiers risk their lives for their country, and the consequences. I think this is more relevant today than Sara Teasdale's poem "There Will Come Soft Rains" only because the war in Syria happening at the moment is something we all know about. All civilians owe soldiers an immense amount of gratitude, for risking their lives everyday to preserve life as we know it. They lie in uncomfortable dug-out trenches, shooting at strangers all day, wishing only to be home, safe with their families. However, Sara Teasdale's poem also speaks about the after effects of war. She states that if mankind died off because of their inexplicable desire to fight and kill, the change would drastically improve life on Earth. Hopefully there will come a time when we all realize that life would be much easier without war, hostility and bloodshed, and instead to all work together.
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