"Do not go gentle into that good night"

The poem “Do not go gentle into that good night” written by Dylan Thomas was confusing to me. I re-read the poem a few times, but I couldn’t quite get the right idea. I tired reading between the lines, but I still am confused. The part, “Old age should burn and rave at close of day;” (line 2) makes me think that old age should not come until you are ready and want it to come; however, I don’t think that is right because that doesn’t make any sense. “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.” (16-18) hits me as he sees his father as an aged man, and he can really see how he has aged when he looks at him. He remembers his father when he was young, strong, and healthy. He also sees his father when he had more life in him.

The Man He Killed

This poem is about war of two people meeting who are not on the same side and if they meet anywhere else but the battle field they would probably have bought him a drink. Saying that war can make you do things that you normally don't do. If he was needing help you would help or assist him if asked. But when you are on a side and face a foe you are to choose your life or his in order to survive. You have no control which is what he states about killing in his poem.

you fit into me

I found this to be a very short and very strange poem. At the same time it makes sense. "you fit into me"(1), I see as two people who make sense together, a perfect match. "like a hook into an eye"(2), I see this line though stating not without pain. Maybe this poem is about a love-hate relationship. The relationship may be a good one yet at times it causes pain or heartache. Or my other thought is that the narrator wants nothing to do with a certain relationship because it is needed "like a hook into an eye", meaning not wanted, not needed to live.
JenN

You fit into me

This is a very short poem that to me has a lot of meaning behind it. The first two lines reveal "you fit into me like a hook into an eye." In the world a hook into an eye would not be very pleasant. It would be painful and may result in permanent damage. I am under the impression that who ever the speaker is talking to they don't "click" They are not right for each other and they don't work together. The last two lines says "a fish hook an open eye." I took this two different ways the first time I read the poem I thought of a fish hook with no string in the eye of the hook. The second time I read it I thought of a hook going through and open eye. That is what I got out of the short, but interesting poem.