‘But It Is Not Enough . . .’ See all items with this value

Owen, Wilfred (1893-1918) See all items with this value

But it is not enough to look upon a rolling main,
Forget, or half-forget, and look again,
And so for ever.

And it is not enough for me to view a fair campaign,
Forget, or half-forget, and view again,
And so for ever.

And it is not enough to gaze upon a nebule-streak,
Forget, or half-forget, and gaze again,
And so for ever.

And it is not enough to pore upon a woman's cheek,
Forget, or half-forget, and pore again,
And so for ever.

But more I do not; neither hope to do. My life is vain.
And I must languish till these memories wane,
And sleep for ever.

1913-04-20

(#40, CPF vol. 1, p. 64, vol. 2, p. 210)
ELG (OEF/ELG)

But it is not enough