"Piano" by D. H. Lawrence (poetry)

My opinion is that this is about "Involuntary Memory" that Proust explored in "Remembrance of Things Past" (a quotation from Shakespeare's Sonnet 30, which I recorded a few days ago): how one can be transported back to a former time and feel the emotions encapsulated there, as a response to a small stimulus such as a sound, a taste or a smell. This was written in 1918 - the resemblance to Proust is probably a coincidence.

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[beakerx3]

who is doing the reading?

[SpokenVerse]

Me, Tom o'Bedlam.  I read all the poems in this channel

[wcjones451]

@SpokenVerse I love your choice of name, sir..."Poor Tom's cold"

[SpokenVerse]

@wcjones451 I got that nick many years ago from Alfred Bester's novel, "The Stars My Destination" which quotes "Tom O'Bedlam's Song" - which I have recorded.

[ROBirr28]

I like this poem! we've just read this.

[schwebebahnable]

Any Lawrence enthusiasts know the name of one of his poems about his mother dying and the wisps of her cigarette smoke? Read it years ago in high school and haven't been able to find it since.

[EllionVcall]

I feel the same way

[sleepingTitania]

Wonderful reading!

Thankyou

[smurfieboo]

your voice is like bathwater to the soul