Afternoon Quote by Dylan Thomas
“Years and years ago, when I was a boy, when there were wolves in Wales, and birds the color of red-flannel petticoats whisked past the harp-shaped hills, when we sang and wallowed all night and day in caves that smelt like Sunday afternoons in damp front farmhouse parlors, and we chased, with the jawbones of deacons, the English and the bears, before the motor car, before the wheel, before the duchess-faced horse, when we rode the daft and happy hills bareback, it snowed and it snowed.”
About This Quote
Source Poem: “The Hunchback of the Sea” (excerpt), 1934
The speaker reminisces about youthful adventures in a wild, natural landscape before modern technology, evoking a timeless, free‑spirited childhood.
In simple terms: Childhood was wild and free before machines.
Key Takeaway
Cherish the freedom of early, untamed experiences.
Themes
nostalgia
freedom
nature
childhood
modernity
Mood
melancholic
reverent
Type
poetic
reflective
When to use this quote
- outdoor play
- storytelling
- cultural heritage
Key Concepts
past vs. present
innocence
rural life
mythic imagery
Questions to Reflect On
- How does technology change our sense of wonder?
- Can we reclaim that wildness today?
A Different Perspective
Modern life may erase such memories.
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