The poem ironically compares the sounds of war to the choirs and bells which usually sound at funerals.
It also compares familiar funeral practices to the bleak farewells of young men who should have their whole lives in front of them.
ORISON: a Prayer
Sadly Wilfred was killed a week before the Armistice on the 11th November
Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen: Read by Sean Bean.