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History of Feminism

SheilaT

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1. I just looked up that poem.

Reply to Tuesday Afternoon (Original post)

Sat Aug 30, 2014, 03:29 PM

Aug 2014

Thomas's father was going blind when he wrote it, and the dying of the light is blindness.

I'd always thought it referred to death. Learned something new, I did.

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No, I will not go quietly into that dark night. Yes, I will have the last word in my OPs [View all] Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 OP

I just looked up that poem. SheilaT Aug 2014 #1

SheilaT, do you have a link to that info? I also thought it was written to/for/about his Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #2

I skipped the wiki entry. SheilaT Aug 2014 #9

I really am beginning to wonder if that is an error/typo. Everything else that I find about the poem Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #11

Could be. SheilaT Aug 2014 #13

yes, it is a wonderful poem. agreed. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #14

Rodney R.I.P. TheBlackAdder Aug 2014 #3

Yes, please refer to my post #2 just above. and thanks. also Rest in Peace, Rodney Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #4

I like that TA! Here's the original. lovemydog Aug 2014 #5

thanks, lovemydog !! Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #6

Lovely to see this posted here! Punkingal Aug 2014 #7

yw, Punkingal and Yes, I am very hopeful - Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #8

k and r for this wonderful piece. I, for one, have no intention of going quietly ANYWHERE. niyad Aug 2014 #10

thanks, niyad Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #12

You prompted me to look at that poem in a whole new way BainsBane Aug 2014 #15

all of this was prompted by an exchange in the Lounge, Baines. I self deleted an OP in there. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #16

I just went and looked at that ismnotwasm Aug 2014 #17

ah, thanks ism Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #18