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The Death Bed. By Siegfried Sassoon. He drowsed and was aware of silence heaped. Round him, unshaken as the steadfast walls; Aqueous like floating rays of amber light, Soaring and quivering in the wings of sleep. Silence and safety; and his mortal shore. Lipped by the inward, moonless waves of death.
Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967) was born into a wealthy Anglo-Jewish family and his early life was comfortable and leisured, dominated by sports and country pursuits. However, his poetic leanings were present even during this carefree period: the young Siegfried loved books and literature and said his only desire in life was to be a poet.
Siegfried Sassoon: A Poet's Pilgrimage. JOSEPH PEARCE. Siegfried Sassoon is arguably the greatest of the War Poets. Arguably, but not indisputably. Many critics, begging to differ with such a judgment, would argue that his friend, Wilfred Owen, was more gifted and could boast a superior achievement in verse.
