Hard to believe that such a great poem could be featured in a television program. Unbelievable.
@virginiatozier9957
11 ай бұрын
They did a musical of Shakespeare on Gilligan's Island. It was great!
@pleiomedesnutcracker2683
8 жыл бұрын
I don't know why this is classified as comedy - it is heart-breakingly exquisite. It is one of the most difficult and complex lyrics in the English language and he reads it beautifully. "My heart in hiding stirred for a bird,-the achieve of; the mastery of the thing!"
@loriebeerbower9447
3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely agree. I am a Walton's fan. This is one of my favorite scenes. I relate to Olivia so much in this scene and then her oldest son gives her this wonderful gift, reciting this poem. He explains it to her so beautifully. I cry everytime I see it.
@ginabeachy4897
3 жыл бұрын
I first heard this beautiful poem while watching this show. I've read it many times since, and it's become one of my favorites. The way Richard Thomas recites the poem is perfection. ❤
@sharvester
4 жыл бұрын
Can’t remember the time when Windhover could be read to a mass tv audience
@davidserlin8097
2 жыл бұрын
This is a very underrated comment. Can you imagine? I don’t remember Rachel and Ross reading Gerard Manley Hopkins to each other. The intelligence and empathy of 1970s television will never come again.
@burtingtune
10 ай бұрын
A wonderful poem and a wonder that there was a time when main-stream programming would take the time to feature it.
@robkeeleycomposer
2 жыл бұрын
Beatifully read. Most actors try too hard with this subtle, complex poem. This is just perfect. exactly like music, as the lady says.
@14478100
3 жыл бұрын
Oh god, I have tears in my eyes.
@cynthiabustamante2884
4 жыл бұрын
Why did this make me cry?
@hamishhudson304
Жыл бұрын
Windhover - To Christ Our Lord. I have a feeling Hopkins saw God imminent in the beauty of the world. Lovely to hear this.
@fivetimesyo
26 күн бұрын
He did indeed: "Since, tho' he is under the world's splendour and wonder, His mystery must be instressed, stressed; For I greet him the days I meet him, and bless when I understand."
@PintuMahakul
2 жыл бұрын
This is very emotional and heart' touching sharing. Thank you very much.
@JanetHadson-po2zr
4 ай бұрын
As a poet I would like to hear Richard Thomas read my poems as beautifully as he reads this poem . He gave it heart
@mdubb4855
7 ай бұрын
Nice find.
@polemeros
5 жыл бұрын
Damn. Caught me by surprise. Made me tear up a little.
@moonloversheila8238
8 ай бұрын
Richard Thomas read that exquisitely. A difficult poem to read aloud.
@thomaskercheval9117
Жыл бұрын
This show was and is an absolute treasure.
@bencrossley4085
4 жыл бұрын
"Made me tear up a little". Me too!!
@ssmith9745
Жыл бұрын
Well done, John-Boy! Beautifully read, with understanding. My only quibble is the pronunciation of "bow" - this sense of the word should rhyme with "oh," not "ow."
@JohnTravena
5 ай бұрын
Agree this was the only word out of place.
@paulkolbergofficial
3 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite poems. The main thing he didn't quite get right was the "O' my Chevalier!". He should have slightly paused (there is a comma just before it ending the previous phrase) - it is meant to be a declaration of admiration. It has an exclamation mark. E.g. "A billion Times told lovelier, [pause] more dangerous, [pause] O my chevalier!
@Dantianblue
3 жыл бұрын
Wow! KZitem can be wonderful too. 😀☺️
@saurabhpal8605
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for uploading this!
@spuriouseffect
11 ай бұрын
When I first read this poem, I imagined a 19th century couple taking their morning walk in the park. The others there are dressed in their Sunday best. The men in their stiff collars and top-hats, and the women with their parasols and finest jewelry; all mingling to climb some social ladder. This couple, however, are modestly dressed, and have no care for putting on heirs. They find peace in the tranquility of nature. As they continue their walk through the dappled sunlight of the forest, they alone witness a bird soaring over the rolling landscape, as the others take no notice. They watch in wonder as it breaks through the tops of the trees, climbing higher and higher before breaking over to dive. And in that moment, the man's once hardened heart stirs. And as he turns to look at his wife, though she plain and unadorned, the fire that breaks from her then is a billion times told lovelier than anything ever beheld. For now she and the bird are one. Their simple beauty putting to shame the others in the park; those who fall gall themselves in gash gold vermillion.
@JohnTravena
5 ай бұрын
The subtitle To Christ Our Lord is a clue to the meaning as well.
@marywisniewski9883
4 жыл бұрын
I looked up this poem I have it on my phone. 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊
@arlenesmolanoff5516
Жыл бұрын
Love it
@CR-hq5qq
5 жыл бұрын
Hi, what show / film is this clip from?
@duendelectrico
5 жыл бұрын
Hi, it's from "The Air Mail Man" episode of The Waltons.
@CR-hq5qq
5 жыл бұрын
@@duendelectrico Thanks, I tracked it down and have been watching a few episodes. Fantastic series
Пікірлер: 34