"Be Near Me When My Light Is Low" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (poetry reading)

[dracentsparkle]

Truly lovely

[polymath7]

I'd never seen that youthful portrait of Tennyson. He looks far less disheveled and morose than in the later photographs. Indeed he looks poised, stately and handsome.

[langstonify]

Fine reading and great recording; thanks for this one.

[shalimarsgirl]

To die alone without a hand to hold would sting as much as death itself.

[paulpellicci]

such sobriety

[thissong4you]

Beautiful. I am certain that at some point in their lives together the dying couple in Bukowski's "Hell Is a Lonely Place" had these sentiments for one another. I love it when you talk Tennyson to me, Tom. Wonderful reading.

[mahogonywhisper]

I'd like to hear you /sing/ something!

Wonderfully read)

[luciano9009]

One of my fav poets of all time.

[Aeschylus]

Fabulous.

[red64419]

Sir, I shall not repeat my usual appreciation of your undeniable talent, cause I consider my admiration for you obvious and implied. But...the choice of Batoni's paintings...touches my heart; it reveals through the pictorial consistence of the figures, the strength and the communicative power of the verses...and underlines the pictorial beauty of your voice.

[testing4echo]

Beautiful poem and reading

[johnalanhale5]

you inspire me to write my own poems :) thanks man

[wilmotofrochester]

Tennyson! Great! Wonderful poem! I didn't know it, thank you.

[scifiwritir]

wow! so good! Had forgotten how good Tennyson is...now I've got to listen to Mariana.

[leohammondb3]

Thank you for this great message.

[mengyuyan]

beautiful.