The Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge gave us the prompt: Half-Light. The intent is to share a photo that is inspired by a poem, verse, song lyric or story…or, alternatively, the actual half-light, or both, as here.
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.
Inspiring words and I love the way the light shines through your tree. Stunning.
Thank you, thank you!
Just beautiful.
Thank you!
Beautiful picture!Is it the moon we see in the top left corner?
Thank you! If I remember correctly for that date, Venus was still visible well above the horizon in the east.
Yes indeed, you’re right… The moon and the sun have the same diameter so it couldn’t be the moon after all!
I just noticed that you have chosen the same poem to accompany your half-light photo.Just the perfect atmosphere for such a theme. By the way, your photo is great!
Dank je wel!! Het is een van mijn favoriete gedichten! Dylan Thomas is fantastisch 🙂