Project Gutenberg 2007-04-10 Public domain in the USA. 211 Hewlett, Maurice 1861 1923 Hewlett, Maurice Henry 18020886 The Village Wife's Lament Produced by Hillary Fischer, Brian Janes and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Village Wife's Lament" by Maurice Hewlett is a poignant poetic work written in the early 20th century, specifically during the tumultuous times of World War I. The poem presents powerful themes of loss, grief, and the impact of war on personal lives, particularly from the perspective of a woman who grapples with the horrors of conflict and the emptiness left in its wake. The narrative unfolds through the voice of the village wife, who reflects on her love for her husband, their dreams, and the stark reality imposed by war. As she moves from the joys of marital bliss to the anguish of separation and loss, the imagery she conjures vividly illustrates the pain of watching loved ones being sent to fight while she yearns for peace. Interspersed with raw emotion, the poem delves into the broader implications of war on families and the natural order of life, questioning the morality of soldiers' fates. Ultimately, "The Village Wife's Lament" is not just a personal story; it powerfully critiques the senselessness of war, inviting readers to reflect on the cost of violence against the backdrop of domestic life and love. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Poetry PR Text Browsing: Poetry Category: Poetry 129558 2025-06-09T04:33:21.253719 text/html 129521 2007-04-10T15:49:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 32816 2007-04-10T15:49:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 108261 2025-06-09T04:33:29.760681 application/epub+zip 108923 2025-06-09T04:33:24.941675 application/epub+zip 98671 2025-06-09T04:33:23.480698 application/epub+zip 266950 2025-06-09T04:33:32.333671 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338017 2025-06-09T04:33:28.689684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284863 2022-09-10T05:23:31.235264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 75585 2025-06-09T04:33:20.304728 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 75420 2007-04-10T15:49:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28392 2007-04-10T15:49:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18002 2025-06-09T04:33:32.475662 application/rdf+xml 15327 2025-06-09T04:33:24.058702 image/jpeg 4229 2025-06-09T04:33:23.765690 image/jpeg 106869 2025-06-09T04:33:21.268702 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia