Do Not Go Gentle
By
James W. Jorgensen
Eternal Press
A division of Damnation Books, LLC.
P.O. Box 3931
Santa Rosa, CA 95402-9998
Do Not Go Gentle
by James W. Jorgensen
“Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” was written by the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, originally published in the journal Botteghe Oscure in 1951.
Digital ISBN: 978-1-62929-007-2
Print ISBN: 978-1-62929-008-9
Cover art by: Amanda Kelsey
Edited by: Kim Coghlan
Copyright 2013 James W. Jorgensen
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This book is a work of fiction. Characters, names, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
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.
—Dylan Thomas
For Kathleen, my light against that good night.
Dedication page
In addition to the unbelievable support and love from my wife, Kathleen, this book would not have been possible without similar love and support from my three daughters, Sarah-Enid, Carlyn and Kaiti Anne, my son-in-law, Michael Proulx, and my parents, William and Shirley Jorgensen. I have also had the support of several good friends, including Robin Taylor, Bill and Roxanne Murphy, and the entire Murphy clan. I was also privileged to have the support and belief of two outstanding physicians: Doctor Gerald Suchomski and Doctor Sharon Stake.
Finally, I would like to thank Maggie Smith, the attorney who won my long-term private disability case, which allowed us to start rebuilding our lives. In this book, I have seriously compressed the timeframes involved in disability cases: my own private disability case took nearly two years and my Social Security disability case over three years.
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