The Village Blacksmith (1842)
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)
recited by Patricia Cummings
This poem was one of my father's favorite poems in a collection of Longfellow's work, in his library. Luckily, it is shorter than many of his other poems, yet it is rife with meaning. I hope that you enjoy my spoken rendition.
One can read the words to this poem online at another site:
http://www.americanpoems.com/poets/longfellow/thevillage.shtml
To hear and/or read other poems, please visit my Poetry section.