{"id":211627,"url":"https://www.kudos365.com/news/211627-do-not-go-gentle-into-that-good-night-poem-by-dylan-thomas-1937","short_url":"https://www.kudos365.com/news/211627","headline":"\"Do not go gentle into that good night\" || Poem by Dylan Thomas (1937)","content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDo not go gentle into that good night,\u003cbr\u003eOld age should burn and rave at close of day;\u003cbr\u003eRage, rage against the dying of the light.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThough wise men at their end know dark is right,\u003cbr\u003eBecause their words had forked no lightning they\u003cbr\u003eDo not go gentle into that good night.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGood men, the last wave by, crying how bright\u003cbr\u003eTheir frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,\u003cbr\u003eRage, rage against the dying of the light.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,\u003cbr\u003eAnd learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,\u003cbr\u003eDo not go gentle into that good night.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrave men, near death, who see with blinding sight\u003cbr\u003eBlind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,\u003cbr\u003eRage, rage against the dying of the light.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd you, my father, there on the sad height,\u003cbr\u003eCurse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.\u003cbr\u003eDo not go gentle into that good night.\u003cbr\u003eRage, rage against the dying of the light.\u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://poets.org/poem/do-not-go-gentle-good-night\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","content_plain":"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 theyDo not go gentle into that good night.Good men, the last wave by, crying how brightTheir 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 sightBlind 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.","published_at":"2026-06-04T10:13:42-07:00","updated_at":"2026-06-04T10:14:16-07:00","author":{"type":"Person","name":"Poetry Alley","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/profiles/100043-poetry-alley"},"description":"Stay up-to-date with Poetry Alley on Kudos 365. View their post published Jun/04/2026 on Poetry. Browse your favorite topics and share your expertise, too.","type":"post","image":"https://k365pi.imgix.net/site/square-kudos-share-image-300.jpg?fm=jpg\u0026auto=format,compress","likes_count":5,"comments_count":1,"categories":[{"name":"Poetry","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/categories/942-poetry"}],"schema":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CreativeWork","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/news/211627-do-not-go-gentle-into-that-good-night-poem-by-dylan-thomas-1937","headline":"\"Do not go gentle into that good night\" || Poem by Dylan Thomas (1937)","image":"https://k365pi.imgix.net/site/square-kudos-share-image-300.jpg?fm=jpg\u0026auto=format,compress","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Poetry Alley","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/profiles/100043-poetry-alley"},"datePublished":"2026-06-04T10:13:42-07:00","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/LikeAction","userInteractionCount":5}],"subjectOf":[{"@type":"Thing","name":"Poetry","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/categories/942-poetry"}]}}