COMPLETE [WEEKLY POEM] Consider the Lilies of the Field by Christina Rossetti - dl

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Consider the Lilies of the Field by Christina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)

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Rossetti began writing down and dating her poems from 1842, most of which imitated her favored poets. In 1847 she began experimenting with verse forms such as sonnets, hymns and ballads while drawing narratives from the Bible, folk tales, and the lives of saints. (Summary by Wikipedia)
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Consider the Lilies of the Field by Christina Rossetti, read for librivox.org by [your name].
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Flowers preach to us if we will hear:--
The rose saith in the dewy morn,
I am most fair;
Yet all my loveliness is born
Upon a thorn.
The poppy saith amid the corn:
Let but my scarlet head appear
And I am held in scorn;
Yet juice of subtle virtue lies
Within my cup of curious dyes.
The lilies say: Behold how we
Preach without words of purity.
The violets whisper from the shade
Which their own leaves have made:
Men scent our fragrance on the air,
Yet take no heed
Of humble lessons we would read.

But not alone the fairest flowers:
The merest grass
Along the roadside where we pass,
Lichen and moss and sturdy weed,
Tell of His love who sends the dew,
The rain and sunshine too,
To nourish one small seed.
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Post by aradlaw »

Bumping into Short Works. :D
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Post by Newgatenovelist »

A very good one to pick. It's not what I usually think of when I think of Rossetti, and it will offer listeners something different to get into!
https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/lilies_rossetti_el0_128kb.mp3 1.45
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Post by BrizeCrize »

Aha! The farmers' song! (maybe not the 'sturdy weed' part though). Mine coming in at 1:19.

https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/lilies_rossetti_bc_128kb.mp3

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Thank you Erin, Brize, Lee Ann and M. :thumbs:
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My Librivox-related YouTube series starts here: Part 0: Introduction. https://youtu.be/pMHYycgA5VU
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Part 15: Case Study (Poem) https://youtu.be/41sr_VC1Qxo
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Thank you Adrian and Bruce. :thumbs:
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Here's my rendition, at 1:12: https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/lilies_rossetti_lmm_128kb.mp3

Probably I mispronounced "saith," but there you go. I always feel annoyed by those words.
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Thank you Lector1, PL OK.
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Post by Veggrower »

Here's my contribution, David:

https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/lilies_rossetti_gln_128kb.mp3

...with a length of 1:32. Thanks a lot,

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Thank you Garth and Lee. :thumbs:
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