We have the poet! was (And they call it "Tom Swiftie" because...)

Tue Mar 13 16:30:27 UTC 2001

pbnesbit at msn.com wrote:

> It's the title and first line of Dylan Thomas' 'Do Not Go Gently Into
> That Goodnight'
>
> The first two lines are:  'Do not go gently into that goodnight/Rage,
> rage, against the dying of the light.'

Thank you! Thank you! Dickinson just didn't sound right.

> It's one of my favourite poems.  I read it to the woods in a private
> memorial service I had for my dad when he passed away.

Sympathies. I really, really wish I didn't have so much experience in
this area, but it does help when others lose loved ones. And good
choice, by the way.

--Amanda
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