• “The force that drives the green fuse” by Dylan Thomas“The force that drives the green fuse” by Dylan Thomas
  • The force that drives the green fuseThe force that drives the green fuse
  • drives my green agedrives my green age
  • that blasts the roots of treesthat blasts the roots of trees
  • is myis my
  • destroyerdestroyer
  • and I am dumb to tell the crooked roseand I am dumb to tell the crooked rose
  • my youth is bent by the same wintry fevermy youth is bent by the same wintry fever
  • the force that drives the water through the rocksthe force that drives the water through the rocks
  • dries my red blood that dries the mouthing streamsdries my red blood that dries the mouthing streams
  • turns mine toturns mine to
  • waxwax
  • and I am dumb to mouth unto my veinsand I am dumb to mouth unto my veins
  • how at the mountain spring the same mouth suckshow at the mountain spring the same mouth sucks
  • the hand that whirls the water in the poolthe hand that whirls the water in the pool
  • stirs the quicksand that ropes the blowing windstirs the quicksand that ropes the blowing wind
  • hauls my shroudhauls my shroud
  • sailsail
  • and I am dumb to tell the hanging manand I am dumb to tell the hanging man
  • how of my clay is made the hangman’s limehow of my clay is made the hangman’s lime
  • the lips of time leech to the fountain headthe lips of time leech to the fountain head
  • love drips and gathers, but the fallen bloodlove drips and gathers, but the fallen blood
  • shall calm hershall calm her
  • soressores
  • and I am dumb to tell a weather’s windand I am dumb to tell a weather’s wind
  • how time has ticked a heaven round the starshow time has ticked a heaven round the stars
  • and I am dumb to tell a weather’s windand I am dumb to tell a weather’s wind
  • to tell the lover’s tombto tell the lover’s tomb
  • how at my sheet goeshow at my sheet goes
  • the same crooked wormthe same crooked worm