The Young British Soldier, Kipling
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- For those of you who's ears are not fully in tune with English as she is spoke, you might want to look up this poem on the internet.
I have abridged the 'choruses', and I noticed that I managed to skip a complete stanza, mea culpa.
Just as I was reeling with horror realising how old I look, it went through my mind that I am that old that I learned shooting using a Martini, albeit a .22, not the heavy .45 of the North West Frontier. And a Martini is certainly not a 'cross eyed old bitch'.
Great rendering of one of my favorite Kipling Poems. The Speaker's enthusiasm and emotional Affect come through to bring the past alive. Good Job!
Very kind words! I had forgotten that I posted this, I suspect age does that to a chap.
My husband wanted to share this poem with me after introducing me to “If.” We found your reading very effective. Thank you for making it.
Thank you for your kind comment. Mr Kipling did write some exceedingly good poems!
I discovered Kipling when in high school. He was the man's poet. Later when I was stationed in Panama next to jungle on long dull watches I memorized poetry, Gunga Din, Danny Deever, Road to Mandalay and many others. Later when I taught literature in college I shared them with my students and many of the men were surprised to discover that they liked poetry - not the Shelley, Keats, Dickenson, but poems for the man - al la Kipling.
Thank you for this. You read it beautifully and your interest in it shines through.
I must confess that at the time a young British soldier, actually a Corporal, RAF Regiment, who I had a hand in training, was just off to Afghanistan. It bore on my conscience that he had in part been encouraged to serve by me.
Thank you for watching and commenting.
The night before I left home for the US Marines, my precious Aunt Maryann gave me paperback copy of "T.S. Elliot's Choice of Kipling's Verse." 54 years under the bridge, that raggedy-assed old volume holds the Place of Honor at the right of the line on my bookshelf.
Kipling wrote some interesting stuff, a lot of it very thought provoking, and some of it as relevant today as it was when he wrote it. Good thing you didn't 'go to yer Gawd like a soldier'.
@@harryfaber In those days, I fear it wouldn't have been God I'd have gone to, but just today I shared, "The Thousandth Man" with my young men at church, and "Four Feet" went to a friend who had lost her dog.
@@rebsarge I often give thanks that I have been given the time to realise how wrong my life style choices were and live a better life with His help.
Comfort and wisdom can be found in good poetry, I might have gone with some written by King David at Church though!
@@harryfaber Well met, Brother. As we say in New Mexico, "Vaya con Dios."
@@rebsarge I might have been lazy an just gone with Psalm 23 or 40, but for soldiers everywhere, you might want to dig around You Tube and find from the film 'Zulu' Colour Sergeant Bourne quoting Psalm 46(?) 'He maketh wars to cease in all the world, he breaketh the bow and snappeth the spear in sunder'.
Peace be with you.
Excellent! I know this one by heart. Love it.. Favorite is "Grave of a Hundred Head."
I'll have to look that one up!
Thanks for watching.
You missed your calling, you should've been on the stage.
It would have been better had you recited it from memory rather than reading off a paper. This is one of about seven Kipling poems I know by heart. It is one of Kipling's best.
+Marv W Indeed it would, but I wanted to get it up before a lad was sent to Afghan, and I didn't have time to learn it. He is back now, safe, not so for all of his mates. It had occurred to me that I had taught him to shoot, but I hadn't mentioned ducking. He can quote from memory the field stripping 'book' for the GPMG, but it isn't very good poetry.
Well done, excellent reading. Thank you.
Thank you.
OK, but stay clear of the grog sellers huts!
Done well, mate.
Thank you. I ought to do it again, without help from the cat this time.
I ain't dead yet! In my work, I perform regularly, in a very non-theatrical way, and the audiences never clap.
I do, however, expect any students of mine to get up and read poetry, it gives confidence for 'public speaking' and giving presentations.
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