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TRUE EXPRESSIONS

PHOTOGRAPHER : RONALD KOTINSKY

DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT

Do not go gentle into that good night , Old age should burn and rave at close of day ; Rage , rage against the dying of the light .
Though wise men at their end know dark is right , Because their words had forked no lightning they 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 sang the sun in flight , And learn , too late , they grieved it on its 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 tears , I pray . Do not go gentle into that good night . Rage , rage against the dying of the light .
Dylan Thomas 1915-1953
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