"Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"

This poem by Dylan Thomas has always been one of my favorites. I hope that when my time comes I do not "go gentle into that good night." I want to fight the good fight and live as long as possible. I do not want to regret not doing things that I wanted to like "wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight." (Line 10) I hope to be one who "rage, rage against the dying of the light." (3) This poem is filled with the surprise of death "good men, the last wave by, crying how bright," (7) and the knowledge that death is near "do not go gentle into that good night." (19) It is a poem which also has a rhythm that appeals to me. It is one that I have always liked.