by Dylan Thomas (1914 - 1953)
Twenty‑four years Matches base text
Language: English
Twenty-four years remind the tears of my eyes. (Bury the dead for fear that they walk to the grave in labour.) In the groin of the natural doorway I crouched like a tailor Sewing a shroud for a journey By the light of the meat-eating sun. Dressed to die, the sensual strut begun. With my red veins full of money, In the final direction of the elementary town I advance as long as forever is.
First published in Life and Letters Today, December 1938, revised 1939
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Composition:
- Set to music by Ron Ford (b. 1959), "Twenty-four years", 1985, from Four songs on texts of Dylan Thomas, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Dylan Thomas (1914 - 1953), "Birthday poem"
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 9
Word count: 75