Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas

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.

I like this poem because it gives a different perspective about dealing with death. The speaker of this poem is giving advice to his dying father. He tells his father that death should be fought, rather than just mutely accepted. In the lines, "Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light." Thomas is expressing the idea that even though you are growing old and weary, you should not give up on life; instead you should fight to live. Repetition is used throughout the poem with the lines, "Do not go gentle into that good night" and "Rage, rage against the dying of the light". I think the author repeats these to stress the importance of not giving up. At the end, the author tells his father, “curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray”. He wants his father to burn with feeling and emotion while he still can, even if he curses his son. He does not want his father to fade quietly into death.  I think this poem is very inspiring and the author has a good point. We only have one life to live, and we shouldn't take it for granted.