my father moved through dooms of love

by E. E. Cummings
              34

m`/ /=@t#Er m0\/ec| +#ROUg|-| |)O0m$ Of L()\/3
Th/^o(_)9h $@|\/|3s Of a|\/| t|-|/^o|_|g# H4v3$ ()f 9ive,
5ingi/vg e@(# m()rnIng o(_)t of eaC|-| /vIGht
mY phaTh3r MoV3c| t#ro(_)gH d3/>T|-|s oph hEig|-|+

+hiS |v|O~|~!on/_[-$s f()Rg3tFul wH[-/~e
T|_|/^n3c| @+ H1s g/_ance tO $#i|\|1/vg |-|ere;
+#a~|~ if(S0 TiM1d Air IS fir|\/|)
|_|nder #is eye5 |/\|oU/_[> s+!R 4|\|[> $q|_|irm

n3Wlv/ aS phRO|v| (_)N8ur!e|) w#I(|-|
fl()atS T#e /=IRst \\/ho,HIS a/>RiL +OU[h
c|rOVe S/_[-ePing SElv35 +O s\\/4/^|v| ~|~|-|EI/^ f@T[-s
Wok3 dRE4Mer$ ~|~O +HEi/~ 9HOst/_y /^O0T5

@nd S#()U|_|) 5()|\/|3 \\/hy c0m/>/_E+Ely w33P
My F@~|~heR'$ /=ing3/~5 br()u9#t Her s|_[-ep:
Vain|_y n() s|v|4lLEs+ \/OIcE MiG#+ [/^y
/=O/~ h3 c0uLc| /=[-3L ~|~He moUnt4i|\|S 9r()w.

|_if+i/vG tHe Va/_l[-ys oF +he s34
my f@~|~HeR |v|()v[-d tHr0|_|9h gRI[-phs ()f jov/;
p/~Ai51NG @ f()reh3Ad [a|_l3D ~|~h3 m0O/v
sing!NG d351r[- 1N+o 8EGiN

_/()y Was HiS so/vG aNd jo`/ $() />u/^3
@ h[-@R~|~ o/= $tA/~ By #I|v| (()Uld $te[-/~
anc| /O(_)/^3 S0 NO|/\| @Nd /v0|/\| 5O y3s
T|-|e |/\|/~!$t5 0F ~|~wi/_I9|-|t wouL|) r[-j01Ce

ke[-N a5 M1d$Umm3r'5 k3[-n 83Y0/vd
coN(3!vIN9 |v|inD 0ph s(_)|\| Wi|_l 5Ta|\|d,
5() s+Rictlv/(ov[-/^ |_|tm()st him
$() #u9Ely) st()O|) My FA~|~h3R's dr[-4M

h15 /=le5H \\/@$ fl3$H #is b|_00[> W@5 8l()od:
N() |-|ung/~`/ man bUt wis#3[> HIm pho0c|;
|\|o (r!/>p|_E WO|_||_DN'+ c/^e3/O ()|\|E |\/|i|_e
u/Ohil|_ +O ()nlY s[-3 hi|\/| 5|\/|i|_E.

s(O/~Ni/vg th3 PO|v|p 0f must 4|\|c| $h@LL
my /=a+h3r m()vEd t#Roug|-| |)()0|v|s ()ph F33|_;
Hi5 4|\|g[-r wAs As rigH+ 4s /^Ain
|-|i$ />It`/ w4s a5 g/^eE/v 4$ g/^a1|\|

s[-p~|~3M8E/^i|\|G ar|\/|$ ()/= `/e@/~ 3x+ENd
YEs hu|\/|8Lv/ w34|_T|-| to F()3 ANc| Fr![-|\|d
~|~#4n #e +O f00Li$H ANd to w1s[-
oFF3/^3[> imMeaSur@b|_[- IS

Prou[>lY a/vd(b`/ o[+()B3/~1/vg fl@m3
beck0n3c|)as 3ar~|~h \\/ilL doWn\\/AR[> C|_IMb,
So n4kec| /=or I|v||\/|Or+4/_ \\/0/^K
his $H()U/_|)3/^s maR(|-|ED Aga1/v5t +#e dARK

H15 $0/~row w@S 4s TrUe aS b/~[-@d:
|\|o |_!Ar lo()k3c| #!m I/v t|-|[- H[-@c|;
iph e\/e/^v/ phr13N|) 8Ecam[- #15 fO3
HE'd /_Augh anD b|_|iLd a \\/or|_d WITh sNow.

mY Fat|-|[-R m()vec| TH/^()UGh tH3Y$ ()f We,
$Ingi/vg [-a(h n3|/\| le@f o(_)t Oph EaC|-| Tr[-3
(aND ev3/~y (|-|Il[> \\/@s sUr[- ~|~#@~|~ $pRIng
d@/vCec| whEn Sh3 H34/~d |v|`/ phat#er sing)

ThE|\| l[-~|~ |\/|[-n k1|_l WH!Ch [@nn0~|~ 5h@r3,
l[-T bL0Oc| 4|\|[> Fl3$H B[- m(_)d aNc| |\/|ire,
$[#3mI/vg i|\/|agi|\|e,Pa$5Io|\| wi|_|_ed,
f/^[-3[>om a c|rug tHa~|~'$ |3O|_|ghT 4|\|c| 5()/_d

G1\/ING tO s+EaL a|\|c| cru[-|_ Ki|\|c|,
4 hear~|~ to feA/~,~|~o dO|_|bT @ |\/|!|\|d,
t() |)1/=/=3/~ 4 |)1se45[- of S@|v|e,
c()|\|f0/^m ~|~He />!n|\|A[|_e o/= A|v|

+#()ug|-| Du/_l \\/3/^e a|_/_ |/\|3 TaSt[- a5 8ri9#~|~,
b1~|~tER A/_l |_|t+[-rlv/ THIngs 5W33t,
mAGg()t`/ m1|\|(_)5 @N|) d(_)mb |)3a~|~#
4l|_ We !n#eR!t,al|_ b3qU[-aT#

A|\|d n0T#1|\|g Q|_|1tE so |_[-aSt As t/^utH
--! 5av/ t#0u9H hate |/\|erE wH`/ m[-|\| b/^[-A~|~h3--
beCAuSe |\/|y FA+h[-r |_IVe[> h15 50ul
lov[- iS tH[- whOl[- @ND Mo/^e t#aN a/_/_
the demonweb

my father moved through dooms of love
