Dylan Thomas 2
Despite Dylan Thomas' often obscure images, he expresses a clear message of religious devotion in many of his poems. He creates images that reflect God's connection with the earth and body. In "And death shall have no dominion," Thomas portrays the redemption of the soul in death, and the soul's liberation into harmony with nature and God. Thomas best depicts his beliefs, though abstract and complicated, to the reader with the use of analogies and images of God's presence in nature. Appreciating the virtue of humility in "Shall gods be said to thump the clouds," Thomas associates God with thunder, rainbows, and night only to remind us that He is even more present in a simple stone as He is in other great entities. In "The force that through the green fuse drives the flower," Thomas again makes the connection of body and earth, implying that there is only one holy force that has created all motion and life on this planet. This force, because it is so pure and boundless, is present in the shadows and poverty of our world, as depicted in "Light breaks where no sun shines." God's sacred presence in the body and earth is the ultimate theme within these chosen poems.In "The force that through the green fuse drives the flower," Dy
"It shall be said that gods are stone. / Shall a dropped stone drum on the ground, / Flung gravel chime? Let the stones speak / With tongues that talk all tongues." In this stanza, Thomas reveals his own portrayal of God's humility and universal domain. Because God is present in all of nature, He is present in the simplest stone as well as the tremendous thunder and brilliant rainbows. This poem illustrates God's message of humility. He claims the more humble and simple we are, the more holy we have become. As one of the Beatitudes states, "Blessed are the meek, for they shall possess the earth." (Matthew 5:4) lan Thomas illustrates the connection between the earth, the body, and God. He discusses how both nature and man are propelled by the same holy force and therefore are united. He does not propose the question of how the stem grows to create a flower or how blood circulates within the body, but rather what is the ultimate force behind all motion and life on the earth. In these analogies, Thomas humbles the human race and depicts God's presence in all natural things, including humans. Thomas reveals that we are not a separate entity, but only part of a greater existence. "Light breaks where no sun shines" is more melancholy than the other poems, but is also proof of man's capability of enduring life's hardships. This poem uses many contradictory analogies such as "Light breaks where no sun shines;/Where no sea runs the waters of the heart/Push in their tides." This proves that God will shed His light on men who have blocked it from their hearts. But their hearts, blessed at birth, have kindness and enough of God's light to push in their own tides and endure without allowing His help. Although God never leaves them, some people endeavor to avoid His grace; God remains with them nevertheless. Thomas continues on to discuss the afterlife in the second stanza, and stating "Where no seed stirs, / The fruit of man unwrinkles in the stars," he connects with spiritual renewal in heaven. Stanza three illustrates enlightenment, and, once acknowledged, the grace of God begins in the mind and soul and travels throughout the entire body. Bringin
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Approximate Word count = 1471
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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