A Psalm of Life - H. W. Longfellow (Powerful Life Poetry)

[@amandalouw2295]

When a poem moves you to tears it becomes art

[@liusgonzales875]

You should read african poetry is both different and full of inspiration and wisdom. A different culture.

[@Wil_rosso]

It was probably art before that xd you just only recognized it after ;)

[@mallenjm252]

Beautifully said!

[@barbaracretty4961]

Ahhh yeas

[@corymofford6452]

I agree %100

[@TheSaltydog07]

My mother worked in a textile factory, and she raised eight children, much of the time alone She taught me this poem, which, at 68, I still remember. She loved Longfellow. Thank you.

[@XxGOTARxX]

Your mother was very strong. A strength we do not see often these days.

[@nua.h2757]

Strong indeed

[@tenebrisrex333]

Aye, I too know and have loved the same ilk of women. My town was the mill capital of the world and the single women were hardened widows that loved much their children and suffered much more.

[@JusticeReigns]

She was a woman worthy of the deepest respect.

[@curtcaudle5900]

@@tenebrisrex333 a poet yourself 🥰 Beautiful ❤️🌹🌹🌹

[@GameOver-ou1ge]

God bless the ppl who are reading these poetrys and to RedFrost

[@thekingshelpers]

Gameover HD76 And to Whitesands for the music.

[@magaura1]

#Gameover HD76 Thank you

[@codyruchian]

Thank you! God bless you too!

[@Thisisntreal103]

God bless you too. :)

[@deanumk]

Be not like dumb driven cattle Be a hero in the strife.

[@Eris123451]

“Lie down on the floor and keep calm.” ― Robert Joseph Shea, The Eye in the Pyramid

[@anuradhainamdar8967]

Did this poem in M.A. course .

[@thetruth4654]

Majority of the worlds goverments, major corporations and interest groups like The World Economic Forum wants us too be nothing other then cattle, tracked and monitored throughout our entire lives. Refuse this and be free do not comply Civil Disobidence is a pre-requisite of freedom

[@renupathak4442]

I am in india and grew up with all these beautiful poems and poets. 72 yrs have passed and yet remember this beautiful poem which inspired us to want to leave foot prints on the sands of time.

[@shabaazs791]

Yes i remember we had to memorize it. I Always thought why we dont get some cool rhyming poems and absolutely didnt understand anything the poem said

[@utkt213]

@renu do you remember what book was it where all of these were compiled? I’m searching trying to find the name but couldn’t yet! Thanks!

[@aparnashekhar4959]

​@@utkt213 in icse 10 book it was there

[@utkt213]

@@aparnashekhar4959 thank you!

[@fredouswang1978]

I am recently submerged in beautiful but empty dreams of the future and sorrow of the valuable but fading past, being not able to focus on the present. Today I read this poem, and it gives me the power to not lose myself in illusions and retrospects but live in the present, strive to act, and have no regret. Thank you, and thank H. W. Longfellow.

[@johnhaberstro8165]

I rolled through the comments with a tear in my eye... such words. Thank you fellow humans! Not one thumbs down!

[@GameLord2021]

👍👍

[@markmurphy8078]

😮😢😅😂❤

[@scottiestone2148]

My wife and I are separated right now and this channel has really helped me stay strong through it all. Some of these poems really put suffering into perspective for me. My wife initiated this separation and we have 3 young kids in the house that I am having to spend time away from. There has been no infidelity, abuse, or addiction issues. It's simply me not being the husband that I am capable of being. That's tough to deal with, but it isn't unique, and it isn't the worst thing that could happen. We're going to counseling and she is still hanging on to hope that we can make it through. I've been working on my end (as much as I can without being there) but I have a hard time managing my emotions when I don't see results, but the last line of this poem has really helped me to keep focus: "Learn to labor, and to wait."

[@tervenjames8305]

Be strong my brother

[@metalhero117]

I hope for nothing but the best. I will pray for your marriage tonight. I know this comment is 5 months old and a lot can happen in that time, but I will pray nonetheless for what may have been lost in that time may yet be regained. I will pray for you to find strength and to become the best man that you can be.

[@algospel2235]

Hope you dont mind me saying this, but it could be she is facing perimenopause or menopause. A lot of relationships break up st this time because women (I am female) can behave erratic due to hormonal changes. Some Women dont even recognize this when we are going through it. Please read up on it. Hormone replacement can help settle things down. Peace

[@pureblood8198]

72% of the time women initiate divorce. So statistically you're not to blame. She just thinks life is a Disney movie. I'm sorry for your kids tho.

[@aracelymedina9930]

My mother's favorite poem. Makes her cry every time.

[@markcrounse9919]

Imagine if this, as well as other thought provoking masterpieces, were dissected and discussed in all schools. Empowered, encouraged and enthusiastic graduates for sure.

[@mariec6124]

My papa loved this poem. He encouraged me to memorize it, but can only now recite the first stanza. But reading and hearing this again after soooo many years, I'm able to catch a glimpse of the kind of man my father was, whom I had forgotten. So thank you for doing this. You helped me honor my papa's memory.

[@theontarian]

Respect!

[@stephenphillips7699]

Tom O'Bedlam, If tomorrow starts without me. Another great reading.

[@1figfig]

To Despair is To turn away from Life. No greater work and pleasure than the fight to endure.

[@___Disha___]

Life is not only about happiness You have to face your fears , sorrows and disappointment but at one point of life you will feel like all of the struggles you had faced was worth it🖤

[@kibetronoh2376]

Brilliant. Tom O'Bedlam's voice makes it much more profound

[@catherinejustcatherine1778]

Voice &/or music change so much

[@sandrawoanyah6268]

Absolutely!

[@bigchungus1920]

His footprints have helped me take heart again

[@stephen9202]

"The Heights by Great Men reached and kept were not attained in sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night" - H. W. Longfellow

[@preciousamaechi5887]

That line touched me deeply!

[@goncalonunodurao7656]

Mr Longfellow is , indeed, a great poet who can tell us, in my opinion , that better of Poetry 's form is its Message when "touch us well". Longfellow, also, said : "Music is the most Universal Language". I couldn't agree more because , I totally agree. Remarkable person, like a humanitarian Poet - Longfellow.

[@jaiprakashagrawal3580]

I read this poem when i was 15.i am 65 today.still i remember the poem and the impact it had on me.🥰❤💯

[@stephenphillips7699]

Great words and stories need to be shared, tell this poem in your story to everyone.

[@conservativeneurologyb4999]

(Acts.17:28) For in Him we live and move and have our being; As some of your poets have said, 'we too are His offspring'. amen. Thanks for posting this wonderful poem by American Mr. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

[@askeletonsdaisy2440]

This poem kisses my soul.

[@joshuamoulton7708]

This was my mother's favorite poet may she be at peace where ever she is she died in 2013 an these poems have given me comfort when I miss her unbearably

[@Alex_MB]

One of the most beautiful poems i ever heard

[@louisestaats234]

And recited with this amazing voice.

[@ResilientGrind]

💪🤗👍Stay strong my fellow humans, the storms will pass and life will be sweeter than ever before!🌎

[@muskntesla3493]

Absolutely!!!

[@Gilbatini]

The hope you breathe inside my soul, great words ... Great words... Grind on

[@ResilientGrind]

Gilbert Earth 🙏🤗

[@MotesTV]

Search "The Future of Electricy SAFIRE" for more information on things getting better.

[@bobbob6152]

Resilient Grind I want the storm to stick around

[@leonhughes134]

This touched my core. What a wordsmith this Longfellow fellow was.

[@osheengusain5254]

Just can't get enough of this sublime piece of art.❤️

[@Shanvind2302]

"Not enjoyment, Not sorrow, is our destined end or way, But to act, that each tomorrow, find us farther than today. " I will try to listen to this everyday. Thank You.

[@janicestevenson6496]

"Learn to labor and to wait." Why are we here on earth anyway? Is it just to take what we can or to hide out in our own heads or to be a grain of sand just waiting for the tide to wash us away? Longfellow thought we had a commitment to the world that we should honor while we are here. "I am here to serve the world" is a step from the Continuation Training of Steps to Knowledge by Marshall Vian Summers. He states that "just the understanding that you are here to serve the world gives you a different set of criteria upon which to determine what is valuable in life and what is not." In other words, serve something greater than yourself, your happiness and your security. To serve something gives you a different vantage point from which to see all things around you and even within you. And maybe the things that seemed so important as well as the things that seemed so aggravating will concern you less when given their rightful place in your life of service.

[@toridoe9331]

Help correct the Latino problem. How can you help a lazy, dumb race become a service to the world?

[@murtadah6327]

Janice Stevenson: Thanks for the analysis and presenting your rich views here in a very effective manner.

[@NEMO-NEMO]

Tori Doe Pray.

[@NEMO-NEMO]

Janice Stevenson “Why are we hear on Earth?” Because it is to serve, but be weary whom you serve, for this fight is not between flesh and bone but it’s of those that want your mind. Be alert, your power lies with faith in Jesus Christ who knew from the very beginning that He would have to offer Himself as a blood atonement for our inability to completely love Him and His Laws. Thus providing a way for humans to have hope in having eternal life with Him. Pray for faith from our Lord and Savior and He will answer your prayer.

[@francoispellicaan8538]

Janice Stevenson: I found the book Steps to Knowledge by the same writer. Is this the book to start with? I found it free online...

[@paulleonardo4042]

This is more than mere poetry, it is a work of art, a work of greatness, something to be cherished., admired and passed on to other generations....

[@meerask4409]

It touched my heart. I feel sorry for the present generation ,they rarely come acrosssuch poems in this digital world.

[@catherinemartina6469]

There is a lack of enrichment for the upcoming generations. It's too late to teach them I think. I should have followed my first instinct, find a quiet place by the ocean, grow a garden, ditch the TV and keep the record player and all the instruments and books I could find. Let my children allow their imaginations to roam free. On the other hand, when I was young there were many people around us that played music, traditional music, but it was beautiful. The animals roamed freely, there were many birds and the smell of hay being made in the summer or the salt air from the ocean...magnificent. I miss it.

[@hitandruncommentor]

Well, that's why we have Redfrost here, librivox, and others. The words, wisdoms and inheritance of our forebearers is not gone, far from it. We just have to look. As for modern culture, well same for it too, there is no need to weep. Yes the main institutions of the arts have lost their way but the poets still dream, singers still hum, novelists still scribble and dancers still have the jive. It is not so dark as it seems, have heart the dawn is soon to come, and if it will not come, well then we merely have to go find it one step at a time.

[@venantiusjpinto]

"Trust no Future, howe’er pleasant! Let the dead Past bury its dead! Act,- act in the living Present! Heart within, and God o’erhead!" WOW!

[@louisestaats234]

Yes. I'm still saying wow.

[@tiakalaao3863]

Sometimes , it is the voice that gives life and meaning to the words. This rendition is soul stirring. It really moved me.

[@archagel1.170]

I have been listening to this almost every morning for the last 3 months

[@heidehundley8337]

Art is timeless still relevant during our turbulent times.

[@alexandrebriere8050]

Thank you. You just reminded me of what it means to be alive.

[@myspace8090]

One of the most powerful and evocative recitals that I have ever heard in my life. Each time I listen to this piece, it helps me acknowledge the fact that life is a stormy sea and we must sail through the violence of the natural elements until we reach our shores.

[@stratospherestudios5374]

This poem hits me in a way no other poem can..

[@davidstanley5553]

How many of us are the forlorn and shipwrecked brother about to take heart again?

[@woopwoop60]

@4comment0nly not gone, yet

[@johnburt7935]

@4comment0nly Keep looking.

[@emelle_1953]

we all are...at some point...at many points

[@breathing9127]

Yes

[@diannegorneault9918]

They are the anonymous souls in every 12 step program.

[@3516C]

Tom O'Bedlam is the best orator on YT.

[@karensmith3565]

That was great, and brought me to tears.

[@lottiehenry8364]

So powerful and beautiful at the same time; I really enjoy poetry- the depths, the power of words, the meaning, it can pierce your soul and heal it at the same time.

[@zeevon9907]

The beauty that you see in others is a reflection of you and the ugliness that you in others is also a reflection of you.

[@MaRKeR2012]

wisdom

[@Eminentscholars]

I respect your words, as carry the mighty truth'.

[@silkyjay869]

Be 1 w/ thy shadow

[@rosefranco2319]

I see nothing but Ugliness in me so what does that mean?

[@zeevon9907]

@@rosefranco2319 You have been told bad things about you by those who are not happy themselves and you have believed them.

[@arpitachakraborty5261]

Tom o'bedlam ,Sir you are blessed with a soulful voice.every word moves the heart.

[@jonathanandersonartist]

Such power and majesty. It's a grand message directly to the soul.

[@TheCanuk100]

Poetry like this always grounds me and remind me that there are like minded humans after all...Thank God for poets.

[@ruchiphool8932]

God bless the creators of this poetries, this channel and those who narrated with much passion as if they had and we're living each word of it. Thank you so much

[@GameLord2021]

👍

[@sandragrace6402]

"Lives of great men all remind us we can make our lives sublime" dang that hits home. Sometimes, I look at other people's lives and I think "they're meant to have great lives. I think I'm meant to have just this" but this is a great wake up call

[@fredjohnson5458]

Hello Sandra 😊

[@marcanthony3167]

This made me cry!

[@Truetoo102]

What a profound mind, words to live by today.

[@regalpinguino]

"If more politicians knew poetry, and more poets knew politics, I am convinced the world would be a little better place in which to live."

[@arati.behera]

Only selected antisocials those who have criminal background r active in politics .

[@Baczkowa78]

Poems can’t be stored in bank accounts, I doubt it.

[@robertdore9592]

Clearly an idealist.

[@danielleking832]

I agree

[@mbaziiraeric3654]

Nice

[@JCMoral-wc4fm]

I still remember this poem which we were compelled to learn by heart i think in my fourth grade. Now I am glad for it what a beautiful message brought out about the realities of life

[@pink_bundle_2399]

I memorize this poem and recited it in class (gradded recitation. every week new poems) at grade 8 but until to this day (3 years after college) I can still recall and recite it every morning.

[@adityasurve8106]

What a powerful life, very strong phrases, powerfully recited, inspiring, marvellous music score. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@queenshi2075]

The music and the power of his voice match so well!

[@gilliansmith827]

Wonderful I love Longfellow I know poems well he was always an amazing poet. Thank you spirit. Ahhh and be happy

[@jesusisking3974]

Listen to Longfellow's poem which became a song.....I heard the Bells on Christmas Day. Beautiful 🙏

[@HarjitSingh-fe5nm]

A beautiful poem, which reminds of school days & the teacher who taught us. It inspires us to realize the purpose of life & do something for the society.

[@alphadogmindset5958]

YES!!! LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST!!! You guys got this...always progressing towards a full life🔥🔥🤘🤘

[@margaretohara7250]

So beautiful- so uplifting.

[@ilsewatson2284]

I discovered this channel today. It is amazingly powerful and beautiful. Don't stop!

[@johnpaulsecond4626]

That's a very precious gift to read ANOTHER'S heart as if you wrote it.

[@RajdeepDhareed]

One of my most favourite poems of all time.....really sublime and serene.....most inspiring !!!

[@hullabaloo7974]

Goosebumps and a vision!♥️

[@lilybarth4272]

Thanks awfully for this beautiful poem ant the wonderful voice of the man who read it.

[@loknathbattula9482]

Learn to labour and to wait. Loved this concluding line.

[@rosealonsdale8950]

Very appropriate for our times.

[@dennisbennett7812]

Beautiful! Inspiring! Uplifting message!

[@Oggmiestergeneral]

Words from a wise soul, beautiful.

[@nilighosh158]

Profoundly inspirational. Words of wisdom. Thank you.

[@jpgabriele9596]

I heard about this beautiful poem before from my Dad . He loves poems so much

[@weslynkris5059]

I needed this today. One of my new favorites.

[@canoslo6126]

I am amazed at how many quotes I knew from this piece never knowing they were all from the same poem! Wonderful voice of the reader, too. Perfection.

[@mindybroffmantakara8287]

Lovely, meaningful, soulful and inspirational ✌️🙏

[@johnburns2510]

Very Inspiring BLESSINGS TO ALL WORTHY OF BEING BLESSED

[@jrdnwhtny1]

These gentlemen knew something we do not know. What a blueprint to live life by. I feel sorry for the future generations that want to destroy the past...

[@jaymcd8577]

right on!

[@valdirbergamobergamo5396]

As I always tell, this is divine poetry. The Man Who reads It is really living this wondrous poetry 💯👌

[@preciousamaechi5887]

"Let us, then, be up and doing With a heart for any fate Still achieving, still pursuing Lesrn to labour and to wait" My heart leaped with vigor!

[@loriwakefield1]

I love this poem thank you

[@hannahjones8992]

Wonderful words, beautifully read, a perfect choice the the times we're living in🙏Know it well, but a great reminder and lovely to hear again. Thank you for posting🙏💖💖

[@keliusher-holmes2165]

That's a great poem. One of the greatest.

[@denisehill1705]

Beautiful! Thanks for bringing it to life!

[@alifewithpoetry]

Incredibly beautiful- it touched my soul. 🖤

[@skyeditch3062]

Changing and encouraging as well as learning perspectives is the best thing your could do to yourself. Life isn't supposed to be lived in such a limited way, oriented towards success alone.

[@monika1234ify]

Beautifully read and arranged. I have put verses 1-3 to melody and piano and am getting ready to render the remaining verses. The beauty of this poem lies in the way that it builds and expands outward into the sands of time as it nears completion. It begins with the reality of mortality and our finiteness then opens up into the vastness of existence and our connection with each other. I have been inspired and brought out of darkness so many times by the words of our ancestors, and am so grateful to count Longfellow as one of those voices. My hope is that my arrangement of this lyrical piece can also inspire some future shipwrecked brother or sister. Good stuff.

[@nickgoodwood4812]

Beautiful, I needed that. Thanks for posting. God bless you all.

[@parastar5350]

When I listen this poem it's touch my heart

[@jonniemaemiddletonlotte6747]

Thank you.

[@thekingshelpers]

Thank you for posting this poem. I’m going to dig deeper into Longfellow.

[@adcpg]

Many thanks for such fantastic work! Definitely one of your best videos.

[@malissahyatt2425]

I just found this treasure. I am in love!!!!

[@kitrichardson5573]

It reminds me of another red frost inspirational video or a Chinese philosopher said “the only thing permanent is the rippling effect that we leave on others”

[@0otee]

Kit Richardson Name of the Chinese Philosopher please? 🌺

[@annprince5298]

That was prophetic poem, they were warning us then , powerful and so apropos!!

[@catherinephilip2073]

Amazing message. Loaded with motivation for our every day life.

[@lanalou2749]

A great man introduced me to this poem and now it has changed the trajectory of things I once thought was set and destined!

[@kramotakra]

I heard the bells on Christmas Day.... Peace on Earth, goodwill to man

[@barbaraneville9056]

Glad tidings of good will to man begin and never cease!

[@leadingauctions8440]

I felt this one painfully deep in my chest. Thank you.

[@henrys428]

...Can you hear that? ...Well? Can you hear it? ...Please, tell me you can hear it. ...it’s the Hum! Do you know what that Hum is? ...It’s your courage to come. Know that there is no challenge that we cannot overcome. We shall win...and we shall do it with courage. every crum. The Hum - hums ahead of our hearts, shielding all precious to soul. The Hum of our hearts...that song, the hymn of courage, of strength, confidence, has come, and doubters of courage and discouragers are dumb, and if you doubt what you have, if you do doubt each starry crumb of your courage beating, singing, burning and humming within you, then you will remain glum. A courageless heart is a soul numb. Now let this world be our fearless drum, for courage and its rise; it’s time for us to remove our conformity-disguise. From courageous fire rising over our hearts - we - the matchless - shall beat the ordinary enemy, for fear is no competition to the Hum to drum the world. All threats, great...small, past, present and future - we have, we can...we will overcome; we will overcome all fear, every enemy, each obstacle, every and each challenge, and we will do it with courage. We are the hum... the only hum to drum this world. So everybody listen. listen to your hum...hear the hum of others. It’s there...always there, and it never goes, can never die...the hum is always passed on. Del Winterbottom

[@stephaniemarie2074]

The most beautiful poem, in my humble opinion.

[@fredjohnson5458]

Hello Stephanie 😊

[@stephaniemarie2074]

Hello Fred

[@TheresiaMariaWeber-ig8rq]

Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each to-morrow Find us farther than to-day. Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like muffled drums, are beating Funeral marches to the grave. In the world’s broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife! Trust no Future, howe’er pleasant! Let the dead Past bury its dead! Act,- act in the living Present! Heart within, and God o’erhead! Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time; Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing o’er life’s solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again. Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait.

[@margaretkirkbride989]

Thanks

[@theseedoflife3057]

Great poem!