Every Morning I Wake, by Dylan Thomas
Every Mor ning I Wake 1. Introduction: Every Morning I Wake is an excerpt (a short extract form a film, music or writing) from Under the Milk Wood (1953). It was a radio play, which was set in a small Wales town called Llareggub. Milk Wood is a little hamlet (a small settlement usually smaller than a village). The present poem is in a form of prayer. The speaker prays to the magnificent almighty God to have mercy on the ordinary inhabitants living under the Milk W ood . [Under Milk Wood] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Summary: This poem is a prayer. In it we find the speaker praying every morning and evening for love, life, blessings and well being of the people of Milk Wood. In his prayer s/he asks the Lord to keep His loving eye (love/mercy) to all human beings. They are all poor creatures, because they are born to die. Their ultimate destiny is death. S/He asks for His blessings on the town (Milk Wood). Life is not