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Comment 4 of 4, added on July 26th, 2006 at 3:51 PM.
This is Dylan Thomas's greatest poem. So much of his writing is bombast, the emotion in language not justified by meaning, but not here. This is a perfect balance between faith and unbelief. "Heaven than never was is always true" because it is a fantasy that appeals to desire or because it is real in eternity and not temporal, "never was nor ever will be". God is at the top of the foodchain here: "plenty as blackberries isn the wood the dead grow for his joy". I have to admit, I've had this poem memorized for over 30 years. Never anthologized, it is one of the underappreciated poems in modern literature. Worth rereading many times. I've read and written about lots of modern poetry. This is one of the best. It will make you think and feel endlessly. Does me.
Dilworth from Canada
Comment 3 of 4, added on October 17th, 2005 at 8:19 AM.
Just a quick not to say that I love the way you play the guitar Bob. But i don't learn alot from you. Hey mr tamberine man, play a song for me.
wallace from United Kingdom
Comment 2 of 4, added on January 13th, 2005 at 11:31 PM.
this poem is really sad i learned a lot
sidney from United States
Comment 1 of 4, added on November 2nd, 2004 at 8:27 PM.
IT IS A RELLY GOOD POEM..I LEARNED ALOT FROM IT..
AMANDEEP from United States
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This is Dylan Thomas's greatest poem. So much of his writing is bombast, the emotion in language not justified by meaning, but not here. This is a perfect balance between faith and unbelief. "Heaven than never was is always true" because it is a fantasy that appeals to desire or because it is real in eternity and not temporal, "never was nor ever will be". God is at the top of the foodchain here: "plenty as blackberries isn the wood the dead grow for his joy". I have to admit, I've had this poem memorized for over 30 years. Never anthologized, it is one of the underappreciated poems in modern literature. Worth rereading many times. I've read and written about lots of modern poetry. This is one of the best. It will make you think and feel endlessly. Does me.
Dilworth from Canada