my father moved through dooms of love
by E. E. Cummings
34
|v|v/ phatHer m0V3d +Hro|_|gh d()()|v|s oF LovE
Th/^ou9h S@meS 0ph am +hRo(_)gH |-|av[-S o/= gIve,
si|\|9I|\|g [-@[h |\/|OrNing oU+ 0f eAch /viGht
|v|y fathE/~ m0v[-d +h/~ough dEp+hs 0F |-|31gHT
ThIs |\/|0ti()nl3Ss F()Rge~|~f(_)|_ wh3/~E
Tu/^Ne[> at h!$ g|_@n(E +o s#!|\|!/vg |-|3re;
t#at i/=(S() timID a!R !s FIr|v|)
u|\|dEr HI$ 3`/E5 \\/0u|_d 5~|~1r Anc| squ1/~|v|
/ve|/\|ly a5 f/~0|\/| uNb|_|r1ed |/\|#!ch
f|_oATs ~|~H3 /=i/~st w#0,His A/>/~1|_ ~|~oU(h
[>/~ove S/_3e/>i|\|g selves tO s\\/arM t#31r f@t3s
wOK3 DREamE/~s ~|~o +He!R ghoStlY RoOts
4|\|c| 5#ouLd s()|v|e wHv/ c0|v|/>l3tEly \\/eep
my phATher's fin9e/~s |3rOug|-|~|~ h3/^ s/_33/>:
v@iNL`/ |\|() S|v|a|_/_3S~|~ vOI[E m!Gh~|~ (/~`/
F0r He coUld F3EL t#E moun+aiN5 g/^o|/\|.
liftIng th3 va|_/_3yS O/= +#e $e@
|v|v/ FAth3R mO\/e|) ~|~#rOuG# g/^i[-/=S ()f j()v/;
p/^a!s!Ng a fOrEHeA[> (alL3d Th3 |v|00/v
Si/v9iN9 |)e$irE iNt() 839iN
joy Was his 50/vg 4nd _/()y so P|_|R3
4 h3a/~t o/= st4/^ |3y #Im c0(_)l|) $T[-3R
@ND purE s0 n()W And /vO\\/ so ye$
+H3 \\/rIS~|~S 0ph TW!lIg|-|t w()uLD /~3_/0ic3
K3en a5 Mids|_|m|\/|E/^'$ |<[-[-n bEv/O|\||)
[()|\|cEivi|\|G |\/|INc| oph $|_|n wI/_l $taN[>,
S0 5t/~i(+/_y(()V3/^ uT|\/|ost H1m
so H|_|Gely) stOO[> mv/ fa+h3r's d/~34M
#!5 f|_3s# \\/as fl3sH #1s blood |/\|45 |3lo0[>:
NO |-||_|NGrY man b(_)T |/\|isHec| hiM /=0o|);
no (R1/>/OlE wO|_||_dN't cr[-[-p O/vE |\/|!L3
(_)phI|_|_ tO 0N/_Y S[-e |-|!|\/| smi|_3.
s(()rNI|\|g ~|~#e p0mP 0/= MUsT And s#A/_/_
my /=@tHER m()V[-[> thRo(_)9h |)()oms ()F fE[-L;
#is @|\|g3/^ w@$ aS r1G|-|t AS rAi|\|
#!$ piT`/ w4$ @s Gr33n As g/~a1n
53pte|\/|b3r!|\|g @/~m$ OF `/3ar [-x+E|\|D
yes |-|u|v|8/_y \\/E@lT|-| ~|~0 /=Oe an|) /=Rie|\||)
t|-|a|\| H3 +O fO()|_1$h 4n[> +0 W!53
ofphere[> i|\/|m[-Asu/~abl3 15
/OrOu|)l`/ aND(|3`/ Oc~|~o83/~1n9 fL4|v|[-
|3[-CK0n3c|)@$ E@R~|~# wI/_|_ d0|/\|/v|/\|ard [l!m8,
$o nak3|) Fo/^ i|v|moRTal WoRK
#iS 5hoUL|)[-/^5 |\/|A/~cHec| 4gaIN5+ th3 Da/~k
#!s So/~Row wAs 4$ Tru[- As bReac|:
|\|o liar |_0()|<ed |-|!m IN +h3 |-|eAd;
if e\/Ery f/^