Under Milk Wood Dylan Thomas.docx
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UnderMilkWoodDylanThomas
UnderMilkWoodDylanThomas
UnderMilkWood
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
UNDERMILKWOOD
[Silence]
FIRSTVOICE[Verysoftly]
Tobeginatthebeginning:
Itisspring,moonlessnightinthesmalltown,starlessandbible-black,thecobblestreetssilentandthehunched,courters’-and-rabbits’woodlimping
invisibledowntothesloeblack,slow,black,crowblack,fishingboatbobbingsea.Thehousesareblindasmoles(thoughmolesseefineto-nightinthesnouting,velvetdingles)orblindasCaptainCatthereinthemuffledmiddlebythepumpandthetownclock,theshopsinmourning,theWelfareHallinwidows’weeds.Andallthepeopleofthelulledanddumbfoundtownaresleepingnow.
Hush,thebabiesaresleeping,thefarmers,thefishers,thetradesmenandpensioners,cobbler,schoolteacher,postmanandpublican,theundertakerandthefancywoman,drunkard,dressmaker,preacher,policeman,thewebfootcocklewomenandthetidywives.Younggirlsliebeddedsoftorglideintheirdreams,withringsandtrousseaux,bridesmaidedbyglowwormsdowntheaislesoftheorganplayingwood.Theboysare
dreamingwickedorofthebuckingranchesofthenightandthejollyrodgeredsea.Andtheanthracitestatuesofthehorsessleepinthefields,andthecowsinthebyres,andthedogsinthewetnosedyards;andthecatsnapintheslantcornersorlopesly,streakingandneedling,ontheonecloudoftheroofs.
Youcanhearthedewfalling,andthehushedtownbreathing.Onlyyour
eyesareunclosedtoseetheblackandfoldedtownfast,andslow,asleep.Andyoualonecanheartheinvisiblestarfall,thedarkest-beforedawnminutelydewgrazedstiroftheblack,dab-filledseawheretheArethusa,the
CurlewandtheSkylark,Zanzibar,Rhiannon,theRover,theCormorant,
andtheStarofWalestiltandride.
Listen.Itisnightmovinginthestreets,theprocessionalsaltslowmusicalwindinCoronationStreetandCockleRow,itisthegrassgrowingonLlaregybHill,dewfall,starfall,thesleepofbirdsinMilkWood.Listen.Itisnightinthechill,squatchapel,hymninginbonnetandbroochandbombazineblack,butterflychokerandbootlacebow,coughinglikenannygoats,suckingmintoes,fortywinkinghallelujah;nightinthefour-ale,quietasadomino;inOckyMilkman’sloftslikeamousewithgloves;inDaiBread’sbakeryflyinglikeblackflour.Itisto-nightinDonkeyStreet,trotting
silent,Withseaweedonitshooves,alongthecockledcobbles,pastcurtainedfernpot,textandtrinket,harmonium,holydresser,watercoloursdonebyhand,chinadogandrosytinteacaddy.Itisnightneddyingamongthesnuggeriesofbabies.
Look.Itisnight,dumbly,royallywindingthroughtheCoronationcherrytrees;goingthroughthegraveyardofBethesdawithwindsglovedandfolded,anddewdoffed;tumblingbytheSailorsArms.
Timepasses.Listen.Timepasses.
Comeclosernow.
Onlyyoucanhearthehousessleepinginthestreetsintheslowdeepsaltandsilentblack,bandagednight.Onlyyoucansee,intheblindedbedrooms,thecoms.andpetticoatsoverthechairs,thejugsandbasins,theglassesofteeth,ThouShaltNotonthewall,andtheyellowingdickybird-watchingpicturesofthedead.Onlyyoucanhearandsee,behindtheeyesofthesleepers,themovementsandcountriesandmazesandcoloursanddismaysandrainbowsandtunesandwishesandflightandfallanddespairsandbigseasoftheirdreams.
Fromwhereyouare,youcanheartheirdreams.
CaptainCat,theretiredblindsea-captain,asleepinhisbunkintheseashelled,ship-inbottled,shipshapebestcabinofSchoonerHousedreamsof
SECONDVOICE
neversuchseasasanythatswampedthedecksofhisS.S.Kidwellybellying
overthebedclothesandjellyfish-slipperysuckinghimdownsaltdeepintotheDavydarkwherethefishcomebitingoutandnibblehimdowntohiswishbone,andthelongdrownednuzzleuptohim.
FIRSTDROWNED
Rememberme,Captain?
CAPTAINCAT
You’reDancingWilliams!
FIRSTDROWNED
IlostmystepinNantucket.
SECONDDROWNED
Doyouseeme,Captain?
thewhitebonetalking?
I’mTom–Fredthe
donkeyman...wesharedthesamegirlonce...hernamewasMrsProbert...
WOMAN’SVOICE
RosieProbert,thirtythreeDuckLane.Comeonup,boys,I’mdead.THIRDDROWNED
Holdme,Captain,I’mJonahJarvis,cometoabadend,veryenjoyable.FOURTHDROWNED
AlfredPomeroyJones,sea-lawyer,borninMumbles,sunglikealinnet,
crownedyouwithaflagon,tattooedwithmermaids,thirstlikeadredger,
diedofblisters.
FIRSTDROWNED
ThisskullatyourearholeisFIFTHDROWNED
CurlyBevan.Tellmyauntieitwasmethatpawnedheormoluclock.
CAPTAINCAT
Aye,aye,Curly.
SECONDDROWNED
TellmymissusnoInever
THIRDDROWNED
IneverdonewhatshesaidInever.FOURTHDROWNED
Yestheydid.
FIFTHDROWNED
Andwhobringscoconutsandshaw
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