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St. 2

In the sun that is young once only,
Time let me play and be
Golden in the mercy of his means.

— Dylan Thomas

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "In the sun that is young once only,
Time let me play and be
Golden in the mercy of his means." in the context of "St. 2" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Dylan Thomas

About Dylan Thomas

Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer.