Even the insane, the undisciplined, forever children recognize the terribleness of the coming end. The good who did brave deeds note how, years later, their sacrifice seems so small, and rage against the futility of it all. Those who are wise know that death comes to all, as even they spoke nothing to change the course of time. Old age should not have been a thing to concern us, yet it draws us closer to our end.īut each verse allows us to focus on different aspects of humanity and their similar reaction to death. Not exactly that we should fear it, but that we should recognize its wrongness and its animosity towards humanity. Together, they form a picture of stubborn assurance against death. Yet what is the poem about? Every time I read it, I feel like I find something new.Īt first glance, it is easy to get caught up in the two refrains: do not go gentle into that good night rage, rage against the dying of the light. He lyrically captured emotion, holding to the forms and traditions of past writers for the modern era. Not one to comment on the issues of the day, he still manages to capture the emotions of the middle of the 20th century. Though the villanelle is a poetic form I struggle with, this poem by Thomas has long fascinated me. Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sightīlind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,Īnd you, my father, there on the sad height,Ĭurse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray. Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,Īnd learn, too late, they grieved it on its way, Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,īecause their words had forked no lightning they Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Old age should burn and rave at close of day
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