[COMPLETE - FORTNIGHTLY POEM] Thunder In The Garden by William Morris - dl

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Thunder In The Garden by William Morris (1834 - 1896)

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William Morris was a British textile designer, poet, artist, novelist, translator and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement. He was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production. His literary contributions helped to establish the modern fantasy genre, while he helped win acceptance of socialism in fin de siècle Great Britain.
Morris is recognized as one of the most significant cultural figures of Victorian Britain. He was best known in his lifetime as a poet, although he posthumously became better known for his designs. (Summary by Wikipedia)
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Thunder In The Garden by William Morris, read for librivox.org by [your name].
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When the boughs of the garden hang heavy with rain
And the blackbird reneweth his song,
And the thunder departing yet rolleth again,
I remember the ending of wrong.

When the day that was dusk while his death was aloof
Is ending wide-gleaming and strange
For the clearness of all things beneath the world's roof,
I call back the wild chance and the change.

For once we twain sat through the hot afternoon
While the rain held aloof for a while,
Till she, the soft-clad, for the glory of June
Changed all with the change of her smile.

For her smile was of longing, no longer of glee,
And her fingers, entwined with mine own,
With caresses unquiet sought kindness of me
For the gift that I never had known.

Then down rushed the rain, and the voice of the thunder
Smote dumb all the sound of the street,
And I to myself was grown nought but a wonder,
As she leaned down my kisses to meet.

That she craved for my lips that had craved her so often,
And the hand that had trembled to touch,
That the tears filled her eyes I had hoped not to soften
In this world was a marvel too much.

It was dusk 'mid the thunder, dusk e'en as the night,
When first brake out our love like the storm,
But no night-hour was it, and back came the light
While our hands with each other were warm.

And her smile killed with kisses, came back as at first
As she rose up and led me along,
And out to the garden, where nought was athirst,
And the blackbird renewing his song.

Earth's fragrance went with her, as in the wet grass,
Her feet little hidden were set;
She bent down her head, 'neath the roses to pass,
And her arm with the lily was wet.

In the garden we wandered while day waned apace
And the thunder was dying aloof;
Till the moon o'er the minster-wall lifted his face,
And grey gleamed out the lead of the roof.

Then we turned from the blossoms, and cold were they grown:
In the trees the wind westering moved;
Till over the threshold back fluttered her gown,
And in the dark house was I loved.
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David -

Here's my try to get this started -

https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/thunder_morris_ps_128kb.mp3
Track length: 2:54
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Thank you Phil. :thumbs:
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~ Larry
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Here's Mine at 3m 7s:

https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/thunder_morris_kla_128kb.mp3
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Thank you Larry and Kerry. :thumbs:
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aradlaw wrote: September 29th, 2021, 6:47 am Thank you Larry and Kerry. :thumbs:
You're welcome, and thank you!
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Thank you Bruce. :thumbs:
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Thank you Rapunzelina, at 2:10 I hear "Till the moon o'er the minster-wall lifted his head, the text reads "Till the moon o'er the minster-wall lifted his face," :wink:

*If you correct this, you can upload it to my folder. :P
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Post by Rapunzelina »

Oh yes I meant to tell you I couldn't find the text in the text source provided, maybe the link is wrong?

I'll fix and upload to your folder :mrgreen:
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:shock: How did that ever happen, the link is now correct.
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Post by Rapunzelina »

New upload https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/thunder_morris_r_128kb.mp3 same duration 2:37

Thanks again! And sorry about the wrong folder!
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