my father moved through dooms of love

by E. E. Cummings

              34

MY F4T|-|E/^ mov3d t|-|Ro|_|9H [>0Om$ oph loVe
+HRoug# 54|\/|[-s of am ~|~#/^o(_)G# |-|ave$ OF 91ve,
51N9ing 3A(h |v|o/^|\|ing o|_|~|~ 0ph [-A[# niGh~|~
m`/ Fa~|~#Er moV3c| TH/^()|_|gH Dep~|~Hs oph h[-19HT

+|-|!5 |v|o~|~i0/vl3s5 /=org3+fU|_ |/\||-|eR3
tu/^NE[> At his 9Lan(3 To 5|-|InIng #[-/^e;
+H@+ iF(so ~|~iM1d a!/^ i$ Fi/~m)
U/v[>er #is 3`/e$ |/\|OUlc| sti/^ a/v[> SQ(_)Irm

neW/_Y @S F/^0m U/vBu/^ie|) wHic|-|
/=/_()at$ +h3 phi/^ST wh0,HIs a/OR!/_ t0|_|[#
c|R()v3 $leE/O1NG s3l\/e$ ~|~0 $wa/~m t#E1r Fa~|~es
wo|<e [>/~3@m3r$ to +He1/^ g|-|o5tly /^oots

4nd Sho|_|ld 5()ME w|-|Y C0mple+eLy |/\|3[-p
My fA~|~hEr'S fing3Rs Brou9#t h[-r s/_3e/>:
vA1/vlv/ |\|o s|\/|@|_/_esT vOi(E |\/|ig|-|~|~ cRY
/=o/^ hE (Ou|_[> f3[-l ~|~He M()untAIns G/^()|/\|.

lIftI/v9 Th[- va/_L[-yS 0f ~|~#e $eA
MY /=a+hE/~ |\/|Ov3D thR()|_|9H gri3ph$ oF j0v/;
p/^Ai$!/vg 4 phO/^3h34d c4lleD Th[- m0O|\|
5i/vGI|\|g d3s!/^e !nt() 8eG!|\|

_/()`/ w@$ h1s S()N9 anD _/()`/ so />ure
@ h3art 0F $+@r 8`/ h!M cO|_||_|) S+E3r
a/vd pU/~e So /v0|/\| a/v[> /vow sO Ye5
T#E \\//^ists oph ~|~\\/i/_igHT wOULD /~Ej0I[e

k3EN @5 |\/|1d$(_)|v|mE/^'S kE3n |3Ev/o/vc|
(O|\|(E!v!ng |v|I/vD oF Sun wi/_l s+anc|,
5o str![T|_y(o\/3/^ u~|~|v|oST |-|1m
5o #uge|_y) stoOd M`/ fAt|-|eR'$ |)rE4m

h1S f/_E5# Wa$ flES# H15 B/_oo[> \\/as b/_Oo|):
NO h|_|/vg/~v/ man bu+ w!5|-|[-d h1|v| foOd;
n() C/~!PP/_3 w()U/_|)|\|'t [r33p ()/v3 |v|iLe
(_)p#!LL tO O|\|ly $Ee him sm1lE.

SCOrniNg th[- />oMp O/= m|_|s~|~ 4n|) sh4l/_
|v|y /=a+#e/~ |v|oV3c| ~|~hR()(_)9h |)()o|\/|$ Oph /=eEL;
#i5 @NGer \\/4S 4s rI9Ht 4s /^aI|\|
h!s />ity |/\|4s aS g/^eEn @5 gr@in

$EptEmb[-/^!Ng @rms 0F `/eaR 3xten[>
v/35 #umbly w[-ALth t() /=0E A|\|d friend
t|-|@n |-|e to fO()lisH 4/vD TO w!Se
ophfer3D Im|\/|eA$urABL3 IS

/>ROuD|_Y 4nd(bY O[Tob[-RIn9 F/_a|v|3
b3cko/v3c|)A5 e@RT# \\/Il/_ [>o\\/nw4r|) [LI|\/|b,
5o |\|4|<Ec| FOr i|\/||v|or~|~Al wO/~k
H!5 s|-|()(_)|_c|[-rS |v|4rch3[> a94inst th3 [>ark

h1s $OrR()\\/ \\/as aS tR(_)e @s 8/~eAD:
nO liaR look3d hiM in t|-|3 he4c|;
iph EVer`/ FRI[-|\|c| b3[A|\/|E h15 /=oE
hE'c| La(_)g|-| 4|\||) 8(_)ilc| a w0R/_d \\/i+h 5n0w.

|\/|Y fAt#er m()\/Ed tHRo(_)gh T#[-ys o/= |/\|[-,
$i/vgING E@[h NEW |_e4f ou+ oF 3Ach +/~[-E
(4|\|[> ev3rv/ cHil[> wa$ S|_|re THa~|~ spR!|\|g
|)a/v[3d w#e/v $#e HeaRc| |v|y f4t#[-r si|\|9)

T|-|e/v lEt |\/|[-N K!|_l \\/|-|![h cAN/vO+ S#@r3,
L3T 8LO()|) Anc| /=L[-sH |3[- M(_)D aNd MIR3,
5(h3|\/|in9 1m4giNE,p455i()/v \\/il/_eD,
phReEDoM 4 d/~u9 +|-|aT'$ |3()u9#t A/v|) s0/_|)

9i\/1ng T() $TE@l A/vc| c/~|_|el K1nc|,
a hea/^~|~ ~|~0 ph34/^,~|~() dO|_|8+ A MiNd,
~|~o [>!phfe/~ 4 D!5Ea53 ()F s4me,
co|\|FoR|v| ~|~H3 />!|\|nacl3 of @m

+#0uG# c|UL/_ \\/ere 4/_l |/\|E +as~|~3 @s 8r1GH~|~,
b!t+3/^ aL/_ utt3R/_y T|-|i/vG5 sWee~|~,
MAgGo~|~Y MiN(_)S Anc| d(_)|v||3 d[-Ath
aL|_ W[- 1N|-|E/^!t,al/_ BEqU3@Th

A/vD |\|oth1|\|g qUiT3 5() |_eaS~|~ @$ +ru~|~H
--1 $av/ ~|~hOug# hate we/~E W|-|y M[-n br3@th[---
|3e[a|_|s[- |\/|Y fATh3r /_IVec| H1s 5o|_|l
/_oV3 iS ~|~H3 w|-|olE @/v|) m0re T#a|\| a/_/_