Dulce et Decorum est

[morwen555]

@cleverfeller

I do apologise if my enunciation was poor - this was three years ago however... and spoken from the heart rather than the head (so you must excuse my apparent lack of metre and such).

Also, when I posted this I didn't think the image of a teenage girl reading aloud in a cluttered lounge would enhance the piece a great deal... hence the picture.

I'd of posted this as a private message rather than as a long winded response but it seems your profile is unavailable.

Take care,

~xx

[falstaffswims]

@morwen555 You're nice, right, and clever. Sorry those words have become like cliches, but they mean a lot.

[Xerxal]

Well read.

[morwen555]

Thank-you. :)

~xx

[foldedintobeauty2]

i'm american and hearing this poem with the accent of a brit makes the poem more real. imo.

[greaser123455]

sounds like hermione from harry potter

[bolderiks]

You really read to fast. It's not just a story to be told. Remember the whites in a poem are as important as the words.

[curtismcmullan]

Many variations of the poem. Nicely recited, I've just uploaded a video clip of the poem that we made for a school assignment, check it out on my channel.

[wingateIII]

So well read! Lovely performance. I'd love to here you read "Grass" by Carl Sandburg.

[Grimnian]

Good voice, I liked the way you performed that. Great tone! Brilliant poem too, Wilfred Owen was the finest Great war poet. very moving. Thanks. Do,do some more! Maybe a bit of Blake? Garden of Love, London? The Sick Rose? The Poisoned Tree? You'd do those brilliantly I think : )

[grimiznaofca]

cool i all ways wanted to do something like this + i have some mine war poems...

[thepea93]

This is the final written by Owen he changed it alot since the first draft he mnade :)

[silverbiscuit]

Disappointed shells? Isn't it 'tired, outstripped Five Nines'?

[morwen555]

In the little book I have, it's as spoken. =]

Perhaps there have been variations, I am not sure.

~xx

[walterTT111]

I have read this poem some 35 yrs ago and I still believe that it is the greatest poem ever written about war. There has been many variations of this poem . some I found on the net differ from the one I read and studied when I was a student. Referring to my book ( Rhyme and Reason.- Raymond O' Malley and Denys Thompson-revised edition)

"Drunk with fatigue;deaf even to the hoots Of gas-shells dropping behind.

[Teldumor]

You have a very beautiful voice. You should try "Cremation of Sam McGee". Then again, you did this years ago, so nevermind.

[HomegirlOfJezu]

Wonderful. Thank you.

[morwen555]

You are most welcome sweety.

~xx

[HomegirlOfJezu]

Yey. I was going to say "thank you" again but this convo ould go on for hoors.

[morwen555]

=]

~xx

[si070390]

very well read. it seems to be the only version on here that is deserving of gratitude. x

[morwen555]

Thank-you very much sweetheart. That means an awful lot.

Do take care

~xx

[jackdench101]

ever since i read this poem as part of my GCSE English Literature course i have thought it the most amazing poem ever. the story behind it of the way the war was falsely advertised back in the home countries is very moving. you did an excellent jo of reading it. very well done. also for anyone who doesn't know, Dulce et decorum est, pro patria mori means 'it is sweet and right to die for your country'. knowing this translation helps to convey the true meaning of the poem. thnx very much

[morwen555]

Thank-you sweety, and thank-you for an excellent response.

Take care,

~xx

[morwen555]

I did it for school about three years ago, but I just did this as I like the poem very much. =]

Thank-you very much sweety!

~xx

[jondreyer238]

Great Job! This totally deserved the 5 stars I gave it. This video makes my acted version of it look horrible compared to this. Whoever read this is amazing. The expression really adds a special touch to this poem. You should see. Its so bad that it is funny! If you feel like it, could you comment. I would love to hear other's opinions about my video. I agree to what kereru said.

[morwen555]

Thank-you :) I wasn't sure how well I read it but i'm very glad you liked it :)

I shall go and comment :)

Take care!

~xx

[kereru]

everyone should be taught about this poem.

thank you.

[morwen555]

You are most welcome m'dear.

~xx