When Once the Twilight Locks No Longer
July 5, 2023On No Work of Words
July 5, 2023Twenty-Four Years
Twenty-four years remind the tears of my eyes.
(Bury the dead for fear that they walk to the grave in labour.)
In the groin of the natural doorway I crouched like a tailor
Sewing a shroud for a journey
By the light of the meat-eating sun.
Dressed to die, the sensual strut begun,
With my red veins full of money,
In the final direction of the elementary town
I advance as long as forever is.
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.