A Poem for a Thursday #170

Dylan Thomas was a Welsh poet and writer. You might know him as the poet who wrote “Do not go gentle into that good night.” He is “noted for his original, rhythmic, and ingenious use of words and imagery.” Thomas also did radio recordings for the BBC and was used by them as “an accessible voice of the literary scene.” He was very popular during his short lifetime and remains so today.

I could never have dreamt that there were such goings on
in the world between the covers of books,
such sandstorms and ice blasts of words, 
such staggering peace, such enormous laughter,
such and so many blinding bright lights,
splashing all over the pages
in a million bits and pieces
all of which were words, words, words,
and each of which were alive forever
in its own delight and glory and oddity and light.

Notes on the Art of Poetry
Dylan Thomas