Holy Spring by Dylan Thomas (1946)
The narrative revolves around a young boy's journey to the Holy Spring, a site of spiritual significance. The story explores themes of identity, faith, and the complexities of human experience through the protagonist's interactions with various characters and his own introspection.
By Dylan Thomas · First published 1946 · Genre: Poetry, Modernist, Religious · 244 words
First lines
O / Out of a bed of love / When that immortal hospital made one more move to soothe / The cureless counted body,
And ruin and his causes / Over the barbed and shooting sea assumed an army / And swept into our wounds and houses, / I climb to greet the war in which I have no heart but only / That one dark I owe my light,
Call for confessor and wiser mirror but there is none / To glow after the god stoning night / And I am struck as lonely as a holy maker by the sun.
No / Praise that the spring time is all
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Holy Spring is listed on Textopian as a poem by Dylan Thomas, dated 1946 CE.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Dylan Thomas
- Date: 1946 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Modernist, Religious, War, Nature
- Length: 244 words
- Structure: 1 section, 6 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Very Confusing
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Genres
- Poetry — The work is structured in verse form, utilizing poetic devices such as imagery, metaphor, and rhythm.
- Modernist — The themes and style reflect modernist characteristics, including a focus on existential themes and complex imagery.
- Religious — The poem contains religious imagery and references, exploring themes of divinity and spirituality.
- War — The poem references war and its impact, using it as a metaphor for personal and existential conflict.
Tags
Poetry · Symbolism · Mythology · Spirituality · Nature · Imagery · Metaphor · Allegory · Feminine · Masculine · Duality · Contrast