I died for beauty - Emily Dickinson & Kyrie Christie Eleison

Gregorian Chants - Benedictine Monks of St.Michael's - Kyrie Christe Eleison

I died for beauty but was scarce
Adjusted in the tomb,
When one who died for truth was lain
In an adjoining room.

He questioned softly why I failed?
"For beauty," I replied.
"And I for truth, the two are one;
We brethren are," he said.

And so, as kinsmen met a night,
We talked between the rooms,
Until the moss had reached our lips,
And covered up our names.

read by Annie Duckett

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[thatdamkat]

Exceptional! Thank You : )

[brokkenstar]

A beautiful rendition; the background images and music of the Monks would surely please Emily Dickinson, for it bespeaks the soul and eternity under God!

[auntiewewe2]

Excellent! Love Emily's poems...Many******* for you!

best wishes, Willemina

[Xylok]

you honor emily with this; and for those of us who have fallen in love with her, you honor us as well. thanks for posting.

[paulatwe]

The tombs in the beginning are of Richard Coeur de Lion and Isabella of Angoulème at Fontevrault abbey, France

[OblateSpring]

One of the most memorable videos. Annie Duckett's sense of the silence in right on the mark. Light through stained-glass windows gives me a similar presence as I prepare for the divine office.

To capture all of this, the monks, the poem, the images — is an excellent work — all in a Benedictine balance.

[Shewib]

beautiful video, thank you ... but you should work on your voice. i personally think your voice is also beautiful, but it does not fit the video and the poem. it needs to be softer and subtle and have more feeling in it. basically it has to fit the tone of the poem and the video