The Sentry is a poem by Wilfred Owen, a British soldier and poet who served in World War I. The poem is set in the trenches of the Western Front, and it tells the story of a sentry who is on duty in the middle of the night. The sentry is alone and isolated, and he is filled with fear and dread as he listens to the sounds of the war around him. He is haunted by the memories of the dead and the suffering of the living, and he is filled with a sense of despair and hopelessness. The poem ends with the sentry's silent prayer for peace and an end to the war.
By Wilfred Owen · First published 1918 · Genre: Poetry, War Literature, Historical Fiction