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Do not go gentle into that good night
by Dylan Thomas
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.
From The Poems of Dylan Thomas, published by New Directions. Copyright © 1952, 1953 Dylan Thomas. Copyright © 1937, 1945, 1955, 1962, 1966, 1967 the Trustees for the Copyrights of Dylan Thomas. Copyright © 1938, 1939, 1943, 1946, 1971 New Directions Publishing Corp. Used with permission.

Pre – Exhibit Nerves

The actual night of 30/05/08 took off in a storm at the University of glamorgan as the students and other interested artists, teachers etc flocked to the ‘K’ block in the interests of modern art and a dam good night out. Everyone filled with nervous tensions from that duelling day but it was all over soon enough and the next thing you remember are the sudden pangs of your life clammering over the walls to bring you to collapse when you realize that after all those months, of sweat and tears are over in three god dam days and that it doesn’t mean a thing to anyone else. Except that if your lucky enough to survive- My God there’s so much work and it’s only the beginning.

Garden Party-Exhibition2008

The day went well at the Ilan Community Centre in Rhydyfelin May 17/08 where I exhibited my collection of coal miners, the sun came out eventually and these dedicated workers from the Glamorgan University came over to sample the quisine at my garden party. We had plenty to talk about as the big day loomed overhead for the University exhibition only 10 days away.