Ears in the Turrets Hear

Ears in the Turrets Hear

Griffins least favorite

Ears in the turrets hear

Hands grumble on the door,

Eyes in the gables see

The fingers at the locks.

Shall I unbolt or stay

Alone till the day I die

Unseen by stranger-eyes

In this white house?

Hands, hold you poison or grapes?

Beyond this island bound

By a thin sea of flesh

And a bone coast,

The land lies out of sound

And the hills out of mind.

No birds or flying fish

Disturbs this island’s rest.

Ears in this island hear

The wind pass like a fire,

Eyes in this island see

Ships anchor off the bay.

Shall I run to the ships

With the wind in my hair,

Or stay till the day I die

And welcome no sailor?

Ships, hold you poison or grapes?

Hands grumble on the door,

Ships anchor off the bay,

Rain beats the sand and slates.

Shall I let in the stranger,

Shall I welcome the sailor,

Or stay till the day I die?

Hands of the stranger and holds of the ships,

Hold you poison or grapes?

It was very hard trying to find a Dylan Thomas poem that i didn't like, but i found this one. This is by far my least favorite Dylan Thomas poem because of it's lack of ryhm or assonance. This makes it so the poem not as fun to read and in turn making it harder fot the average reader to understand what he is talking about . I also do not like the story of the poem and how it about a guy who is on his own island and contemplating about whether or not he should try to get their attention rather than dying alone. If i were on that island i would have got their attention and taken my chances, because i would rather be killed then slowly going insane and killing myself with a primative weapon. Even though i do not like the idea of this poem is is still a very well written poem. Dylan Thomas wrote many great poems, but to me this is my least favorite.