Once It Was the Colour of Saying
July 5, 2023I Dreamed My Genesis
July 5, 2023O Make Me A Mask
O make me a mask and a wall to shut from your spies
Of the sharp, enamelled eyes and the spectacled claws
Rape and rebellion in the nurseries of my face,
Gag of dumbstruck tree to block from bare enemies
The bayonet tongue in this undefended prayerpiece,
The present mouth, and the sweetly blown trumpet of lies,
Shaped in old armour and oak the countenance of a dunce
To shield the glistening brain and blunt the examiners,
And a tear-stained widower grief drooped from the lashes
To veil belladonna and let the dry eyes perceive
Others betray the lamenting lies of their losses
By the curve of the nude mouth or the laugh up the sleeve.
Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) was a Welsh poet and writer known for his vibrant and surreal works. He wrote several volumes of poetry, including "Deaths and Entrances" and "In Country Sleep," as well as the celebrated play "Under Milk Wood." Thomas's work often explored themes of mortality and the passage of time.