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Showing posts with label Dylan Thomas. Show all posts
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Thursday, November 6, 2025

"Do not go gentle into that good night" final approach above Yavin



"Do not go gentle into that good night"
By Dylan Thomas [1914 –1953]

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.


In the year 0 BBY, 30 pilots and droids in 22 Incom T-65B X-Wing starfighters, eight Koensayr BTL-A4 Y-Wing assault starfighter/bombers and two crewmen in one Corellian YT-1300 light freighter made their approach on the Galactic Empire's Death Star space station above the gas giant Yavin, around which was the Rebel Alliance headquarters on the moon Yavin 4.

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

"Do not go gentle into that good night"

 


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 
b  l  a  z  e 
like meteors 
and be gay,
Rage, 
R    A    G    E
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 ....
                                                                AGAINST
                                                                                                         the dying 
                                                                                                                                             of 
                                                                                                                                                       the
                                                                                                                                                                 light.








Dylan Thomas
(Oct. 27, 1914–Nov. 9 1953)