The Writer’s Workshop

Sleepless

“Do not go gentle into that goodnight”, well if only I could! Of course Dylan Thomas was speaking of death, and I agree, do not! But at two o’clock in the morning when everyone else is snoozing, I wouldn’t mind a bit of peace, quietly drifting into slumber, perhaps have a dream I could remember in the morning. I could be one of those “wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight”, and I would grieve its leaving because it meant another sleepless night was on its way. I long to gently go into a goodnight, just not a permanent one.

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Poet Dylan Thomas-“Do Not Go Gently Into That Good Night”.

Writer’s Workshop for June 13, 2024