Post by Al Truest on Jan 23, 2004 2:15:06 GMT
Do not go gentle into that good night
Old age should burn and rave at close of day
Rage, rage against the dying of light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right
Because their words had forked no lightening
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 saw the sun in flight
and learn, too late, they grieved it on it's 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 eyes I pray
Do not go gentle into that good night
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Dylan Thomas
This, maybe the most famous of the Villanelle, was one of my first introductions to poetry. This form is very effective for gothic, haunting or nightmarish expression. Appropriate for a Kate Bush fanbase,
It is somewhat complex. I have highlighted some cues. The 'a-b-a' rhyming pattern is also evident. As you can see it consists of five triplet tercets and concludes with a quatrain. That does not do the form justice however. If you'd like to know more visit here:
www.baymoon.com/~ariadne/form/villanelle.htm
(this is a very good site, clear and helpful)
Please post your comments about the content of this poem or the form itself. Also you may post a favorite from this form.
I'd really like to see some original poems using the Villanelle template, though. For starters you can practice with "Triolet" or "Terzanelle", which are similar but not as difficult (but welcome on this thread). You may learn how at the web-site listed above. The "Pantoum," though, we will save for much later.
Old age should burn and rave at close of day
Rage, rage against the dying of light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right
Because their words had forked no lightening
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 saw the sun in flight
and learn, too late, they grieved it on it's 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 eyes I pray
Do not go gentle into that good night
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Dylan Thomas
This, maybe the most famous of the Villanelle, was one of my first introductions to poetry. This form is very effective for gothic, haunting or nightmarish expression. Appropriate for a Kate Bush fanbase,
It is somewhat complex. I have highlighted some cues. The 'a-b-a' rhyming pattern is also evident. As you can see it consists of five triplet tercets and concludes with a quatrain. That does not do the form justice however. If you'd like to know more visit here:
www.baymoon.com/~ariadne/form/villanelle.htm
(this is a very good site, clear and helpful)
Please post your comments about the content of this poem or the form itself. Also you may post a favorite from this form.
I'd really like to see some original poems using the Villanelle template, though. For starters you can practice with "Triolet" or "Terzanelle", which are similar but not as difficult (but welcome on this thread). You may learn how at the web-site listed above. The "Pantoum," though, we will save for much later.
My first effort. Be kind to my mistakes. 
