Clown in the Moon
My tears are like the quiet drift
Of petals from some magic rose;
And all my grief flows from the rift
Of unremembered skies and snows.
I think, that if I touched the earth,
It would crumble;
It is so sad and beautiful,
So tremulously like a dream.
– Dylan Thomas (Welsh poet, 1914-1953)
Dylan Thomas has evolved to become one of my “top 10 poets” – I find myself constantly seeking him out. Maybe sometime I should try to make that list of “most sought out poets.” I also should get around to making a separate category for quoted poetry on this blog – I seem to do it pretty often and it clearly needs its own separate category.
Below, a painting entitled “Dylan Thomas 4” by Welsh artist Peter Ross.
