DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT
Poetry & LyricsDo not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Dylan Thomas Page
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Dylan Thomas Page 
Vaughn Tolle said:
The first poem I liked when in high school. As I recall, the inspiration for the same was the impending death of the poet's father.
Wendy said:
I love poetry. I admit to not being as widely read as I could be, as I tend to prefer to write my own poetry rather than read others... but there are a few greats out there... I don't recall ever reading Dylan in high school myself. I do remember reading some e.e. cummings, though. I did read the Iliad in college - and let me tell you, it is EXTREMELY difficult to read 1000 pages of one poem... :)
Vaughn Tolle said:
Ah, the Iliad. Reminds me of reading a portion of the Aeneid (sort of the Iliad from the Trojan perspective) in Latin II in high school.
We had, in high school senior English, an entire unit on poetry. Other that the Dylan Thomas poem Tracy set out, I don't recall one other poem we read. Not a big poetry lover, I.
Best longer poem read in college: The Wasteland by T.S. Eliot.
We had, in high school senior English, an entire unit on poetry. Other that the Dylan Thomas poem Tracy set out, I don't recall one other poem we read. Not a big poetry lover, I.
Best longer poem read in college: The Wasteland by T.S. Eliot.
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