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Each week a poem is chosen to be recorded by as many LibriVox volunteers as possible!Robert Fuller Murray was a Victorian poet. Although born in the United States, Murray lived most of his life in the United Kingdom, most notably in St Andrews, Scotland. He wrote two books of poetry and was published occasionally in periodicals. (Summary by Wikipedia)
This week's poem can be found here.
Project Code: PISpc8bv
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Begin your reading with the abbreviated LibriVox disclaimer:
Leave ½ to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
Then read the poem:The Crown of Years by Robert F. Murray, read for librivox.org by [your name].
[Add, if you wish, date, and/or your location.]
At the end of your reading, leave a space and then say:Years grow and gather—each a gem
Lustrous with laughter and with tears,
And cunning Time a crown of years
Contrives for her who weareth them.
No chance can snatch this diadem,
It trembles not with hopes or fears,
It shines before the rose appears,
And when the leaves forsake her stem.
Time sets his jewels one by one.
Then wherefore mourn the wreaths that lie
In attic chambers of the past?
They withered ere the day was done.
This coronal will never die,
Nor shall you lose it at the last.
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.
Filename: crownofyears_murray_your initials in lowercase_128kb.mp3 (e.g. crownofyears_murray_klh_128kb.mp3)
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Thanks for the PL.
, good first reasding.