The title actually comes from me reading 'Dulce Et Decorum Est'
by Wilfred Owen. I was googling WWI poets and he was one that
came up. I read him ages ago, but I don't really seek out and
read poetry enough to call myself an expert on his poetry. I
just was looking for WWI-related stuff. It's hard to believe
this poem didn't stick with me more. It is graphic and
descriptive of the events of WWI. I have always paid more
attention to WWII than WWI. I think it was because several of my
relatives had lived through that and were still alive when I was
growing up. It is gaining popularity right now because the 100th
anniversary is not too far away. Then I moved on to 'Here Dead
We Lie'. It is by A E Housman. It ends with the line 'And we
were young'. You can't help pausing and thinking just how young.
The sign-up age was 18, but kids lied and joined in anyway. It
was definitely a different time. I wonder often how the same
situation would be handled in this day and age. Kids are used to
a very different lifestyle.