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
About This Quote
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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