"The Ballad of East and West" by Rudyard Kipling

[@Sonny-m1f]

Good voice for this. I wanna hear that good old familiar English accent do Kipling. Just enough hawtiness to it. Perfect.

[@Furniture121]

This poem hits me hard... Like 'If", it's a call to be a better man.

[@romanbrough]

Thanks. I heard this on the BBC many years ago, and have been looking for it here ever since I found You-tube. One of my very favorite poems. Beautifully read.

[@liamrooinek6890]

Please bring it back. Very good videos, Mr. Jones!

[@martyngray8896]

Fantastic! The first decent recital I have heard since this poem was read to us by our English teacher 60 years ago.

[@traderfairy]

Do you read a lot of Kipling poems, he has written a lot about my people the Pathans.

[@canadianbacon007]

'Ha' done! ha' done!' said the Colonel's son. 'Put up the steel at your sides! 'Last night ye had struck at a Border thief-to-night 'tis a man of the Guides!' How great, how glorious, how complete Redemption’s grand design, Where justice, love, and mercy meet In harmony divine!

[@humayunkabir1792]

Chasing impossibility..........................

[@bryan17293]

Face to face a trace of madness.

[@Truthseeker371]

In 2024, I'm ever wondering if East and West ever meets. In fact, I hope not. Damn to the internet and globalisation. Everywhere I travel looks the same.

[@Patrick-n4j]

Sounds like Obiwan Kenobi

[@elitestockpicks8212]

As always, spread a rumor