my father moved through dooms of love

by E. E. Cummings
              34

My pha~|~#3r MovEd T|-|R0|_|9h |)()oms OF love
tHr()uGh s4|\/|ES ()ph Am tH/~Oug# |-|4\/[-S 0F G!ve,
sIN9!Ng 34[# |v|0/~ninG ()u+ ()F [-ac|-| niG|-|~|~
|v|`/ FAth3r MOv3c| t|-|/^()|_|gh d3PtHs Of |-|3!Gh+

t#!5 Mo+1ONl[-ss For9e~|~phu|_ Wh[-rE
+URnED 4~|~ #Is GlancE +0 shi/v!/vG |-|eR[-;
tH4T 1F(5() timi|) a!r !s f1R|v|)
(_)n[>er his Ev/3s wou|_[> 5T!r 4n[> sq(_)Irm

/v[-W|_y as fR()m U|\|bur1ed \\/hiCH
/=lo@t$ ~|~|-|e F!Rs~|~ wHO,|-|15 4PRiL TouCH
DR0Ve sl[-[-pi/vg s3/_VE5 To sWARm ~|~#[-Ir /=atEs
\\/0ke |)/~e@m[-rs tO ~|~he1r 9h0s~|~/_y /^oo~|~$

4nc| 5houL|) 5om3 w|-|`/ [()Mpl[-t[-ly wEeP
|v|`/ f4t#3/^'$ FIngErs b/~ou9ht h[-R sL3[-P:
\/a!n|_y |\|o 5|v|alL[-ST voi[e |\/|igh~|~ cry
ph()/^ H3 (0u|_c| f33l ~|~|-|3 |\/|o(_)ntai/v$ 9/~0|/\|.

l!ph~|~inG thE vall3Y5 oF +|-|e s[-A
mv/ phath[-r MO\/ed T#/~oUgh G/~!3/=s of jOY;
praiSI|\|g @ for[-#Ead CA/_L3|) TH[- mo0/v
sI|\|gi/vg [>e$1rE into B39in

_/0Y wa5 his SoNg And J()Y So p|_|r[-
a hEar~|~ o/= star B`/ hI|v| [ouLd ste[-r
ANd />|_|/~E so NoW @|\|D NOW sO Y3S
TH3 \\/rI5T$ oph +W!L!ghT \\/()Uld /^3joi[[-

|<e3/v a$ MiD$(_)m|\/|3r'$ kee/v 83YO/vD
c0|\|c31vin9 m1|\|D Of sun \\/i|_L s+and,
$0 s+/^!c~|~ly(0Ve/~ u~|~Most |-|!M
SO HUg3|_v/) 5~|~0()d my FAthEr's d/~eA|\/|

h15 F/_3s|-| wA$ ph/_35# his 8lO()d |/\|4$ |3l00D:
N0 h|_|/v9Rv/ MAn But wiS|-|ED Him fo()D;
no CR1Pp|_e \\/ouldn'T cREe/> O/ve |\/|I/_e
uphil/_ +() 0NlY sE3 |-|iM s|\/|il3.

$[()Rn!|\|g t#[- /OOmp oph muS~|~ aN[> 5ha/_/_
my pha~|~#ER |v|0v3d thro|_|Gh d()oms oph fe3l;
hI$ @ng3r w4s as r!9ht a5 /~a!n
#is PIty \\/a5 A$ G/~eE|\| a$ 9raiN

sEpT[-mbe/~In9 aRMS oph v/34R 3x~|~eN|)
y3$ h(_)|\/|bly \\/[-A/_th +() F()E 4N|) FR1e/vd
t|-|4n H3 to fO()lI5# Anc| ~|~O Wi5[-
()Fph[-/~Ec| !|\/||\/|e@5(_)rabl3 !$

Pr0Uc|ly @N[>(Bv/ 0c+o8ErIng f/_4M3
b[-(|<0n3c|)@$ 3@/~~|~h \\/i/_/_ [>0wNw4/~d Climb,
S() nak3d fo/^ im|v|()Rt4l W0rK
hi5 5H()uld[-/~5 m@/~[#3c| agai/vSt ~|~|-|[- d@Rk

his sorro\\/ |/\|As a5 t/~(_)e A5 b/^3@c|:
no L!@r loOk[-d #I|\/| i|\| t|-|e Head;
1/= [-vE/~Y /=/^1Enc| b[-c4m[- |-|1s /=()[-
|-|e'c| L@ugh aN[> bUI|_c| @ Wo/~ld WIT# Sn()w.

mY /=at#er |\/|ov[-[> t|-|Ro(_)gh theys oF \\/3,
s1ng!/v9 Eac|-| /v3\\/ |_34f ()uT O/= eaCh ~|~/~E[-
(@n|) 3\/e/~Y (h1|_c| |/\|@5 5U/~3 Th4t spri/vg
daNc3d w#E/v SH3 h3@Rd mY /=ath[-r S1|\|g)

+Hen l3t M[-n kiLL |/\|hI(h c@NNo+ s#a/~3,
/_[-t bL0o[> a|\|d fL3SH |3E |v|(_)c| A|\|D M!/^e,
ScHEM1/vG !|\/|A9i/v[-,passioN wiLLEd,
/=reeDo|v| A drU9 THat's |3oug#t 4Nd $()/_D

G1vI/v9 To $t3@L A/v|) c/~u3L |<ind,
@ |-|ea/^T to fEa/~,TO Do(_)bT 4 m1n[>,
+o c|iFpheR 4 [>iSEaSE of SA|\/|e,
[onf()/~M t|-|[- P!nn@cle Of Am

ThO|_|9h c|Ul|_ |/\|Er[- al|_ \\/[- Ta5+3 45 bRI9ht,
8i+Ter aLl u~|~TErlY ~|~h1ngs sW33t,
MaGGO+Y |v|1/vuS and c|umb c|ea+h
A/_L W3 1|\|#[-ri+,4|_L bequEa+H

anc| n0+HING QU!+3 $o l[-@$~|~ as tr(_)Th
--i s4y thOugh HA+3 w3/~E WHy Men B/~3ath3--
B[-Caus3 mY pha~|~|-|e/~ l!\/[-|) his 5o|_|l
Love is the wh0LE anD |v|()R3 tH4N A|_l
the demonweb

my father moved through dooms of love
