I love "Ulysees" I assume you mean the Tennyson. I read it aloud to a group
of VSO comrades in a small hotel in the Solomons about two days after
arriving there. They were playing whist by a dim light and as I got towards
the end:
....To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths
Of all the western stars, until I die.
It may be that the gulfs will wash us down:
It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles....
I glanced up from the page and everyone had laid down their cards and their
eyes were shining. My voice caught but I managed to finish and there was
silence and a slow group sigh. A really magical moment. I remember feeling I
had become Ulysees, I was 60 years old at the time. Oh, the power of poetry.
Great poetry, that is.
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From: "Sue Scalf" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 11:11 PM
Subject: Re: Castle/ Dramatic monologue
> My favorite dramatic monologue has always been "Ulysses." The situation
and
> the language are so poignant. Sue
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