Leonard CohenI walk through the old yellow sunlightto get to my kitchen tablethe poem about melying there with the booksin which I am listedamong the dead and future Dylans
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In the poem “I Walk Through the Old Yellow Sunlight to Get to My Kitchen Table” by Dylan Thomas, he talks about how he is a poet, but that poets are not allowed into restaurants. It is a metaphor for life, as we all have to go through our own trials and tribulations to achieve our goals.
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