The sky gathered again

And the sun grew round that very day.

These lines from Dylan Thomas’s (1914 – 1953) “Fern Hill” (1945) describe a magical morning at Fern Hill Farm. The poet recalls how everything around him looked bright, pure, and new, as if the world itself was being created again with light and love.

In these lines, Dylan Thomas remembers the beauty of a fresh morning from his childhood days at Fern Hill Farm, his Aunt Annie Jones’s home in Wales. When he woke up, the farm shone with dew and sunlight. He says, “It was all shining.” Everything, the grass, the sky, and the trees, looked bright and full of life.

The poet continues, “It was Adam and maiden.” Here, “Adam” and “maiden” mean the first man and woman from the Bible, Adam and Eve. By using this image, the poet compares the morning at Fern Hill to the first day of creation. The world feels completely new, innocent, and untouched by sin.

The next lines, “The sky gathered again / And the sun grew round that very day,” show the rebirth of nature. The sky opens beautifully, and the sun becomes strong and golden. It seems as if creation itself is happening again, just for the child-poet to see.

In this moment, Dylan Thomas feels one with nature and with God. The light, the sky, and the earth all seem pure and full of wonder. The scene shows the perfect harmony between childhood innocence and the beauty of the natural world.

In these lines, Dylan Thomas uses the image of creation to describe the freshness of childhood. The morning at Fern Hill is like the first morning of the world, shining, holy, and filled with love.