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today i'm 53...what can i do if the rebelion of the youth is still there, the passion impulses still make me sweat by night and the approach to everyday life still goes through the filter of the early ages 'immaturity'? 
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In my own simple opinion 
. Cherish it. Do not let the fire go out as so many do. You can tell just by looking in there eyes and notice the fire has gone out.
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
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.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
By Dylan Thomas
. Cherish it. Do not let the fire go out as so many do. You can tell just by looking in there eyes and notice the fire has gone out.Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
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.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
By Dylan Thomas
Last edited by SHAKERATTLEROLL; Mar 29, 2006 at 02:16 AM.
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I'm 40 and have come to the conclusion that I will probably never grow up. Old maybe but not grown up. I can now afford the things I couldn't as a college student and hey, my insurance is cheaper. Little do they know! 
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From: Little Rock AR
Originally Posted by SHAKERATTLEROLL
In my own simple opinion . Cherish it. Do not let the fire go out as so many do. You can tell just by looking in there eyes and notice the fire has gone out.
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
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.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
By Dylan Thomas
. Cherish it. Do not let the fire go out as so many do. You can tell just by looking in there eyes and notice the fire has gone out.Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
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.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
By Dylan Thomas
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I just have one thing to say. "This ain't the poetry forum, snap out of it man!"
Happy birthday anyway.
I just have one thing to say. "This ain't the poetry forum, snap out of it man!" Happy birthday anyway.
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Originally Posted by panic
today i'm 53...what can i do if the rebelion of the youth is still there, the passion impulses still make me sweat by night and the approach to everyday life still goes through the filter of the early ages 'immaturity'?
I'm 51 and still passionate about my "Mad Horse" (Corvette). Happy BD.
"It's better to burn out than fade away" - Def Leppard
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There's a great line from "Risky Business" that I say to myself every once in awhile when I'm feeling old and conservative:
"Sometimes you just have to say, 'What the....."
"Sometimes you just have to say, 'What the....."
