my father moved through dooms of love

by E. E. Cummings
              34

|\/|y /=atHEr MoV3[> ~|~#/^()U9|-| d()0m$ 0ph |_oV3
t#rO|_|g# sA|v|eS oF 4m t#/~ouGh #av3S of gI\/[-,
sIn9in9 [-4Ch MoRni/v9 out 0/= 3A(H nIg|-|+
Mv/ f@+#3r |v|oVed +HR0|_|9# [>3/>+|-|s o/= h[-ig|-|T

~|~HI5 |v|0t!o|\|l[-5$ fo/^9[-tphu/_ w|-|e/^e
+uRn3d a~|~ HiS gLaN[3 +0 s#i|\|i|\|G #eR[-;
t|-|@t iph(5o t!miD ai/~ i5 fiR|\/|)
|_|/vd[-r #I$ ey3$ wou|_c| ST1r a|\|[> sQuirm

|\|E\\/ly as phrOm un8|_|ri3D |/\|hICh
/=lOAT$ ~|~he fiRs+ Wh(),#i$ 4p/^1l +oUCh
d/~()Ve sleep1ng 5[-l\/e5 tO $|/\|a/^|\/| t|-|31r /=@Te$
wO|<e dr3@|\/|3r5 +o ~|~heIR gH()S+Ly r0Ots

Anc| sh()(_)ld s0|v|e Why cO|\/|pl[-te|_y W[-[-p
|\/|`/ ph4t#e/~'$ ph!ng[-/^s BR()UghT heR sle[-/>:
va1nly N0 sMALLe$t voi(3 |\/|!ght c/~`/
FoR #e co|_|/_d F3[-l ThE mou/v~|~aI|\|$ gro|/\|.

lIf+ing t|-|E v@|_|_3ys of +H3 Se4
mv/ /=a+HE/^ m0VeD t|-|RouG# g/~!3/=$ 0f j()y;
/>rai$inG a phOr3#[-@[> C@/_L3|) t|-|E Mo0N
SinGi/vG c|[-s!Re INt() |3[-g!n

J()Y wAs His so|\|G aN[> Joy 5o pU/^E
4 hE4R~|~ ()/= s~|~@/^ bY |-|I|\/| (o(_)ld S~|~33/~
a|\|D /Ou/~e so |\|oW anD N0W S() `/[-5
t|-|3 wrIsT5 of t|/\|i/_19ht \\/0ULd /~eJ()1c3

kE3/v 4s MIc|S(_)|\/||\/|3R's ke3n 8eY0N|)
[onCeIVin9 |\/|1/vc| ()f Sun w1ll $+4nd,
S() s~|~RI[Tlv/(ov3r utMO5T |-|I|\/|
sO huGE/_`/) sT00[> |\/|Y /=@~|~|-|3r'$ d/~eA|v|

hiS /=l3sH \\/@$ fles# #!S b|_OoD \\/As 8lOod:
/vo h|_||\|g/~y |v|4/v 8UT wisH[-d |-|iM /=()od;
n0 [r1/O/Ol3 |/\|()u/_c|/v'~|~ cReEP o/ve milE
|_|/>#i|_l T0 OnL`/ sEE him 5|v|1L3.

sCORn1n9 tHE /OOmp O/= |\/|USt @n|) sh4lL
Mv/ phAt|-|[-r m0\/ed tHR()Ug# |)()0m5 o/= f[-[-/_;
h1s 4nger |/\|@$ 4s r!G|-|t A5 RaiN
h15 />1ty w@S as g/~33n @5 g/~ai|\|

$E/OtE|\/|BE/~I/v9 ar|v|5 0/= yeA/~ [-xT3nd
`/[-s H(_)Mb/_v/ \\/[-@|_t|-| T0 fO3 4|\||) f/^i[-n[>
thAn hE +o F00lisH aN|) ~|~() w1s3
Ofph3Rec| im|\/|eaSur4b|_E i5

/>R()uc||_y an|)(B`/ 0[tob3/~!Ng /=l4me
83cKoNEc|)as [-aR+h \\/!l|_ dowNwa/~d [|_i|v|8,
$0 nak3D FO/^ Im|\/|()/~tAl work
#is shO(_)ldEr5 ma/~[HE[> aGa1Ns~|~ the darK

#i$ $0rRo\\/ W@s aS +/~|_|3 as B/^[-@[>:
/v0 l1AR /_O()k3d H!m I/v the #e@[>;
Iph 3\/eRY f/^!e/v[> 8e(A|v|E |-|1s /=03
|-|e'd L4|_|G# 4N[> b|_|ild a wOr/_d |/\|itH s/vow.

|v|Y fAt#3/^ |v|ove|) ~|~h/^0U9# +|-|e`/$ 0f we,
sIN9!|\|G e@C# |\|Ew L3af o(_)T 0/= 3acH ~|~R3e
(a/vd Everv/ [h!Lc| w@$ sur3 th@T SP/~i/vG
d@n[[-d |/\|#e/v 5h3 He@r[> m`/ f@t|-|[-R sing)

T#e|\| l3~|~ |\/|3n k!lL |/\|#ich C4|\|No~|~ 5#4R3,
/_e+ Blood @Nc| flE5h BE M(_)|) @/vc| MiRE,
$[hemI|\|g iMaGiNE,/Oa$$I()n WIll3|),
F/~e3d()M 4 D/^ug t#4t's b()(_)g|-|~|~ Anc| $Old

giv!Ng ~|~0 5tEal a|\|c| c/^uEL |<INd,
a |-|eA/~+ To F[-4/~,to c|o(_)|3t a mInd,
t0 d1f/=e/^ A c|!5[-a5[- ()f sa|v|[-,
c0/vphOrm +he pIn|\|A(le O/= a|\/|

T|-|()Ug|-| dUll \\/3/~e 4/_l \\/3 +a$te 4s |3r1GhT,
b!+~|~3/^ all uTte/^Ly t|-|I|\|9s $w[-e~|~,
maG9oTy mi|\|U5 @nD du|\/|b |)E4~|~h
Al/_ \\/3 !nHeR1+,Al|_ B3q(_)34TH

ANd |\|othinG Q|_|itE 5O |_eas~|~ a$ t/^uth
--i $Ay ~|~h()Ug# #4te w3/~[- why mE|\| 8/^ea~|~|-|e--
Be[aU5e My fat|-|e/^ /_iv3D H!5 50Ul
LOV3 is ~|~hE \\/h0Le A|\|D m()r3 TH@n @|_l
the demonweb

my father moved through dooms of love
