I have never read that D.H. Lawrence poem before - thanks for sharing. I'm going to read it again.
Do not go gentle into that good night
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John Doe
That poem is especially effective when read by a skilled reader.
Here is one of my favorite short stories.
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John Doe
Oh well, that link isn't working. Try copying and pasting this.
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amicus
I think a tribal life, very intimate connection with and dependence upon everyone else in the tribe, might be very comforting. However, when you are used to self-determination I don't think you can go back. It's isolated but compelling.
I think the two are compatible, in fact compulsory in a well ordered society. Today we deal with extremes that benefit a few. We have difficulty envisioning something functional.
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amicus
when read by a skilled reader
Me, me can I read?
Actually, that was the one, perhaps the only thing I loved about my witness days. I like to read out loud, and I very often was the "designated" reader. Far more fun than sitting there pretending to be interested while bored to tears.
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Hortensia
John Doe - I think the link to your story has changed - what is the title/author?
I think maybe one reason I dislike being read to, or having to read aloud, could be all those damn years at the book study and watchtower study. Oh god, please, never again. I can't even stand to sit still in a class or lecture that I WANT to attend, because of the trapped feeling I had at the meetings.
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amicus
I think maybe one reason I dislike being read to
Yeah, but there is a groove that can be achieved by just listening. It takes focus, and good subject matter...but most of that is new to us x's.
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Hope4Others
So read me to sleep guys......
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slimboyfat
That poem was written by Dylan Thomas on the night his father was dying, and I think it meant not so much "do not die" necessarily, but "do not give up the struggle for life".
My favourite Dylan Thomas poem is Fern Hill.
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amicus
Shouldn't poetry be timely though?
If the meaning is so obscure that we are lost before we even begin to consider it, what's the point?