When I was One and Twenty by A. E. Housman (read by Tom OBedlam)

This poem is very short so I included With Rue my Heart is Laden. These sentimental verses are very popular. Sentiment isn t considered to be a good thing in Britain. It s a fair criticism to say that they re untruthful and unrealistic unless you can believe that he really met a wise man who was having a lapse of good judgment. If he d asked me for advice at twentyone I would have told him that it s not a good idea to give your heart away nor any other organ for that matter. And if you have br, br,