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Wishes by Dora Sigerson Shorter (1866 - 1918).

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Dora Maria Sigerson Shorter was an Irish poet and sculptor, who after her marriage in 1895 wrote under the name Dora Sigerson Shorter. This poem is taken from The Fairy Changeling and Other Poems . ( Wikipedia)
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Wishes by Dora Sigerson Shorter, read for LibriVox.org by [your name].
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I wish we could live as the flowers live,
To breathe and to bloom in the summer and sun;
To slumber and sway in the heart of the night,
And to die when our glory had done.

I wish we could love as the bees love,
To rest or to roam without sorrow or sigh;
With laughter, when, after the wooer had won,
Love flew with a whispered good-bye.

I wish we could die as the birds die,
To fly and to fall when our beauty was best:
No trammels of time on the years of our face;
And to leave but an empty nest.


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Thank you Kevin, PL OK. :thumbs:
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Here is mine ready for PLing: https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/wishes_shorter_cjph_128kb.mp3 Time: 00:57
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Thank you Lee Ann and Chad. :thumbs:
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Post by tovarisch »

My mumble... Sorry, I'm tired tonight. 1:10

https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/wishes_shorter_vb_128kb.mp3

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feedback / constructive criticism appreciated
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Post by techie9 »

Here is the link to my poem recording:

https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/wishes_shorter_hk_128kb.mp3

Duration: 1.01

Regards,
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Thank you tovarisch and J. :thumbs:
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Welcome to LibriVox HarshitaK. :D
Good first reading, all tech specs are correct. :thumbs:

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Post by JoshBooth »

Here is my first attempt at a LibriVox recording:

https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/wishes_shorter_jab_128kb.mp3

0:54

Thank you for your time!

-Josh
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Good first reading Josh. :D
The only comment is the noticeable background noise of 51.7 dB, this is easily fixed in this video tutorial here.

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Post by JoshBooth »

aradlaw wrote: June 18th, 2019, 6:06 pm Good first reading Josh. :D
The only comment is the noticeable background noise of 51.7 dB, this is easily fixed in this video tutorial here.

*Please let me know under what name would you like to appear in the LV catalog and if you have one, we can put your personal URL link on your catalog page too.
You can view your brand new LV Catalog page by clicking your forum name in the Magic Window.
Thanks you for the advice; I’ll try that next time! For the name, my username is fine. I don’t know what the normal conventions are here as I’m so new to LibriVox. -Josh
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