Do not mourn the passing of the day
Offered as a counterpoint to Dylan Thomas' marvellous Villanelle - Do not go gentle into that good night
Do not mourn the passing of the day,Let it turn gracefully into the night,Accept each moment has its part to play. Fair people treat the dusk as price to payAs recompense for brightness of the light,Do not mourn the passing of the day. Whilst we must make the most of life we may,Let the journey not be treated as a fight,Accept each moment has its part to play. Wise people spend their sunlight making hay,Rage not against its spending as a plight,Do not mourn the passing of the day. As twilight casts it shadow on your wayHold fast the golden palette in your sight,Accept each moment has its part to play. As you look back on your years I prayYou truly know the choices made were right;Do not mourn the passing of the day,Accept each moment has its part to play.