@FinnSpeaks
Wow... I did the narration for this and I can't believe how much my performance is improved by Tony Anderson's music, and by the pacing and styling of the video. Great work; I'm proud to be a part of it! I have more poetry on my own channel, but none of the videos I've made are as artfully designed and produced as are yours!
@essenceoflife2070
"Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by yourself. It is not far. It is within reach. Perhaps you have been on it since you were born, and did not know. Perhaps it is everywhere - on water and land." - Walt Whitman
@beverlyanne5699
It is really not about an actual road. It is about his perspective. How he is unbound by conventionalism and grounded in nature as it is made in purpose & function. Greatful in his relationships that he finds both a blessing and worry in balance to his being. I adore his metaphors.
@sehri8170
This is probably a limitation within myself but... I heard Walt Whitman was a poet I should read, I read him and was bored sensless Then I though to look it up and hear someone read them too me, I was nearly brought to tears by this If poetry has it's value in it's delivery, this person is worth their weight in gold
@Adam-xf8in
01:12 I've never read this poem or heard it before now and I got full-on shivers down my spine, this is so beautiful.
@lucianomezzetta4332
When I asked Jack Hirschman in an interview what is the greatest poem ever written by an America, he answered quickly ": The Song of the Open Road " by Walt Whitman. All homage and honor to Jack Hirschman who died on August 22 2021. And this from another poem by Whitman: "the keelson of creation is love."
@CassiusLux
That one particular line just resonates with me "Henceforth I ask not good forune, I myself am good fotune"
@richardweeden3139
The beautiful and profound expression of what it is to be a boddhisattva. So touching and so meaningful. I am so grateful for this video, and aspire to live and understand as Walt Whitman lived and understood.
@shirleymuhleisen683
My favorite poem: “henceforth I ask not good fortune…I myself am good fortune”. “I don’t want the constellations any closer-they know they are very well where they are” How inspirational 🕊️🦅
@theechooflove7955
If I ever heard a poem that was exactly took the thoughts out of my head, this one was it!!!! Holy moly! Love it!
@solomonfaber8026
This is a a declaration of Inner Peace by a man who was in a state of what people now call Enlightenment, Freedom, or whatever you wish to name it. He was a great teacher! We don't need to go to the East to find great teachers. They are here and available to everyone . . . at any time!
@timothymallon7929
An amazing spoken word from Someone struggling with PTSD
@Squigglydodah
"done with indoor complaints" I just love that line so much. The music is perfectly matched and timed to the reading.
@FalloftheHouseofUsher
Walt Whitman can officially put on his résumé that he made me cry for the first time in months
@jonathanfunnell4167
LOVE WALT WHITMAN WITH ALL MY HEART AND ALWAYS WILL HE NEVER WROTE A BAD POEM WHAT A GENIUS
@luckywambua4606
This poet wore my heart for the spectacles when he was writing this one!
@thevampire735
Yes! i'd love to hear all of it. I always had problems undertandig poetry but lately i found that if i hear reather than read it everything makes more sense much quicker and i love it. Keep up the good work!
@Danoftheconda
The fact you used Tony Anderson as the score, automatically gives this video a solid 10 out of 10. That album is unbelievable! Fantastic poem being narrated to a fantastic heart felt score 💚
@nickmulcahy9199
"I carry my old delicious burdens" -- What a line! What a concept!
@rengoku9029