my father moved through dooms of love

by E. E. Cummings
              34

|v|y f4Th3/^ m()\/3[> +#ro|_|G|-| |)oo|v|s 0F l()V[-
~|~Hr0|_|gh $4|\/|E5 0F @|v| ~|~hR()(_)G# HaV35 of giv[-,
s!n9!N9 3a(h |v|o/^ninG out ()F E4[# |\|IGh~|~
Mv/ pha+h3r |\/|Oved Th/~()ugh d3/O~|~hs 0ph He19h+

~|~H!s mOtionL[-sS phO/~9ETf(_)|_ \\/#[-/^e
tuR/ved 4t hI5 9L@N(3 T0 $hi/ving her3;
+ha+ !/=(so tImID aIr is fi/~|v|)
unc|E/~ |-|1s 3YeS W()u|_d $t1/~ anc| $Q(_)iRm

|\|3Wly 4s frOM (_)Nbu/^!3D Whic|-|
FlOA~|~s +|-|3 f1/^S~|~ |/\|h(),|-|is a/>R!|_ Touch
|)Rove slEEp1/vg 5ELves +0 $|/\|a/~m tHEiR FA~|~3S
w()|<3 d/^[-@mEr$ +o t|-|e!r GhO$t|_y /^00T5

Anc| $#o|_||_|) $Ome \\/#`/ (oM/>lE~|~ElY \\/eEP
m`/ F4~|~|-|er'$ FIng3/^$ B/^0(_)ght |-|Er sleep:
vAi/vlY no s|\/|a|_|_3$t \/OiCE mIght c/~v/
phOr H3 C()uld ph3El t|-|[- m0|_|nTA!|\|S grOw.

LIph+!nG +#e vA/_lev/5 of +|-|3 s3a
|\/|`/ fathe/^ |\/|()\/[-d ~|~h/~ougH 9/^i3F$ oph JO`/;
/O/^41$1ng 4 phoR3hE4|) cA/_le|) ~|~H3 mOOn
5I|\|91ng c|[-s!/^E !n~|~o beG!n

jo`/ |/\|@$ #i$ s0/vg a|\|D jov/ sO P(_)/^e
4 heart oph s+@r |3v/ HIm could $~|~3[-r
A/vd p|_|/~e SO n0w A/vD No|/\| 50 y35
THe w/~ists ()ph +Wi/_I9ht \\/OUl|) /^Ejoi(3

kE3n @5 mi|)5|_|mm3/^'5 kEE/v B3v/onD
[0/vc[-iVing m1/vc| 0ph $u/v w1l|_ sT4/vc|,
sO 5+Ri(T/_y(()\/3/^ ut|v|0St Him
$() h(_)gely) s+0oD |v|y Fa~|~#3/^'5 |)/~34M

hI$ /=Les|-| W4s flesh H15 bl0oc| Was BL()Od:
|\|0 |-|uNG/~`/ |v|@N B|_|t |/\|!sH3[> h1|\/| Fo()d;
no [rI/>p|_3 |/\|()ul[>N't cr3[-/> on3 |\/|i|_E
UP|-|Il|_ To 0nl`/ 53E h1|\/| SMILe.

5COrni/vG T|-|e p()mp oph |v|Ust @ND sh@ll
mY f@~|~|-|e/^ mov[-d thROUGH DOOm$ 0F /=e3l;
#1S a|\|g3/~ |/\|aS A5 RIGHt @s r@I|\|
#is pIty \\/a5 @5 G/~e3|\| aS Gr@!/v

S[-/OtEmbE/^ing @r|\/|S oF y[-@/^ ext3N[>
v/E5 |-|Um8|_Y \\/3a/_th T0 f()3 @|\|d F/~13/vc|
Tha|\| he t0 phOoL!s# @nD to WIS3
Off[-/^ED im|v|Easurab/_[- !s

/OROU|)l`/ A/v[>(By 0(t()8e/~!n9 phlaMe
B3ckon3d)aS 34/~t|-| wil|_ |)o\\/n|/\|a/~D [li|\/|B,
5() nakEc| phOr i|\/|m()rt@/_ w0Rk
|-|is 5h()|_||_|)ER$ |v|a/^C|-|3D ag@INS~|~ +h[- d4/~K

his S0/^ro|/\| |/\|a$ As T/^ue as 8/~[-ad:
n0 L1ar |_o0ke[> HI|v| !/v Th[- hEac|;
If Eve/^`/ /=/~I3nd 8ecaM[- Hi$ Fo[-
HE'd lA|_|g# and bUiL|) a \\/()R/_c| \\/i~|~# sN0W.

|\/|v/ Fa~|~H3R m0v3|) ~|~H/~o(_)gH T#3yS of \\/[-,
5inging 3@cH /v3W lEaf OU+ of [-@(H +reE
(and [-ve/^`/ ch1ld was sURe +H@t sPr1|\|g
d4nce[> w#[-|\| Sh3 h34/~|) MY ph4t#[-/~ s1n9)

th3|\| |_3t M3|\| k!/_l \\/H!(# c4nn()t s|-|4/~3,
|_3T |3L()()d 4|\|c| F/_35|-| be |v||_|D a/vd M!/^3,
s(|-|3m!/vg !m@9i/v3,/>a$SIon \\/iL|_3d,
fre3DoM a Dr|_|9 tHat'$ B()ug|-|t 4n|) 5oLD

91vi|\|g +() $t3a/_ A/v|) cRue|_ kInd,
a H[-4/^+ t() ph[-A/~,to [>0Ub~|~ 4 m!/vd,
T0 c|!/=f[-r 4 d1s[-4S[- ()f s4|v|e,
cOnfor|v| ~|~#[- p1|\|n4c|_e 0f am

Thou9h D|_|lL we/~[- 4L/_ WE T@5t[- AS bRig|-|t,
|3!++er all (_)t~|~3/^Ly ~|~#in9S 5|/\|3e+,
|\/|aGGOty M1/vuS and |)|_||\/||3 |)3ATH
AlL we I|\|h3r1t,a/_L bequ3at|-|

4n|) |\|0~|~hing quIt[- S0 le45+ a5 +RutH
--! s@y th0u9# |-|a+[- \\/E/^[- w|-|v/ m3N br[-athe--
BeC@|_|se mY f@thEr l1V3d hI5 5OU|_
/_ov3 I5 t#[- whole 4n|) |v|()r3 t|-|A/v 4/_l
the demonweb

my father moved through dooms of love
