Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Nite

Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Nite
I wish we can all die from old age
Life is a book death is the last page
Brave, be brave against the dying of the light

The ignorance of temptation makes desire feel right
Though roses have thornes you thirst to own one
Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Nite

The ones who survive, though gutsy, remember the fright
Be it luck or having blessings from one
Brave, be brave against the dying of the light

Children dive to safety as brids take flight
This affair is normal to some
Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Nite

The young are hard-head, and the elders are right
Live by the custom die by the gun
Brave, be brave against the dying of the light

And to you, my brother, I pray you stay strong
Life is a book, may your pages be long
Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Nite
Brave, be brave against the dying of the light.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 9/24/2010 7:11:00 AM
Great words and feeling shared in this well written write.........Michael
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Date: 9/20/2010 1:08:00 PM
nice ideals. jhl
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Date: 9/20/2010 9:10:00 AM
Jay, enjoyed your poem, I love the title, kind of like the poem from Mr.Dylan. Enjoyed!! you are a hit with me. Adding this poem to my favorites,..LeeAnn
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Date: 9/15/2010 7:38:00 AM
Very nice indeed. I love your line "the ignorance of temptation makes desire feel right." I enjoyed reading today. Thank you for the nice comment. And welcome...Love Scarlett
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Date: 9/15/2010 6:48:00 AM
Thank You for reading my Meals on Wheels. Welcome. Good write.
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Date: 9/9/2010 1:14:00 PM
Welcome to Poetry Soup.. enjoyed reading your creative write and thoughts... soup offers many contests on site... hope u will check them out and enter and good luck with luv...
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Date: 9/9/2010 1:07:00 PM
Nice take on Auden, and yes that mystery is tempting to curiosity, but all may well leave death alone ... if only it was in our capacity. Deep thoughts here, I enjoyed this.
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Date: 9/9/2010 11:36:00 AM
I would like to welcome you to PoetrySoup Jay. Wishing you the best in your writing endeavors. You can look to the left side of the main page and find lots of information on PoetrySoup including contests by members of PoetrySoup and contests by the PoetrySoup site also which you may enter.If you have questions please feel free to ask anyone here. We are all willing to help and if we don't know the answer we will find someone who does. Love, Carol
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