my father moved through dooms of love

by E. E. Cummings
              34

|\/|Y f@th[-/^ M()ve|) T#R0Ug# c|O0Ms o/= /_0Ve
~|~h/^()ugh 5@|v|3s O/= A|\/| tH/~()|_|g|-| #@\/E$ 0f gIve,
sIngIng each |v|Orn1nG o(_)t Of 3@[|-| Ni9#+
mY /=@+|-|E/~ m0\/e|) TH/~OuGh DEpth5 of h[-i9Ht

thiS m()~|~IOn|_[-S$ f()/^GEtf(_)l wh[-rE
T(_)r|\|Ed a~|~ |-|!s g|_A/vce TO shini|\|9 h3Re;
T#at !f(so Ti|v|![> air I$ f!rm)
unde/~ hIs 3v/[-s Woul[> s~|~Ir aNd squ1r|\/|

n3|/\|ly @S fR0|\/| unbU/^1ed whI(|-|
/=/_o@t5 +|-|E fI/^ST WhO,|-|i$ @/>r!L to|_|[H
[>R0Ve s|_[-3PI|\|9 se|_V3$ to $wAR|\/| +h3!r ph@tE$
WOke drEa|v|ER$ To +#EIr 9HOs~|~ly R()()t5

@n|) sh0U/_[> 5o|\/|e w#Y [o|\/|p|_e~|~3/_Y \\/3Ep
|v|Y fAt|-|eR'5 /=In93r$ B/~Oug|-|t He/~ s|_e3p:
\/A1NL`/ /vO Small3s+ \/oice M!g#t [RY
F0R He C0Uld F[-3L th3 mou|\|Ta1|\|s 9R0\\/.

/_ipht!ng t|-|e Va/_/_e`/5 Oph ~|~H3 s3a
|\/|v/ F@~|~|-|[-r m()v[-[> +#rO|_|GH gr!3fs ()/= Joy;
pRaIsi/vG @ foreh[-ac| c@/_l3|) THE mOOn
SiN91/vG [>E5iR[- iNto bEgIn

joY \\/a5 HiS So/vg A|\|D Joy 5o p(_)R[-
4 h3arT oF $~|~A/~ 8`/ hI|v| cO(_)lD st33/^
AnD pU/~e $o |\|()w @|\|c| nO|/\| So yEs
~|~h[- Wr1s+s ()F twI|_ig|-|~|~ w()(_)LD r3Jo!(e

|<eE|\| @S |v|1dsu|\/|m[-r's Ke3n b[-v/o/vd
COnceIVing |\/|!nd oF $|_|n |/\|!l|_ st@nd,
$O st/~i(+Ly(oveR u+m()5t hi|v|
5() #uG3|_y) 5TOOc| my fat#3/^'S [>/~[-am

H!5 f/_[-Sh |/\|a$ fLesh hiS |3loo[> wa5 B/_o()c|:
NO hUnG/~y |\/|AN 8|_|~|~ |/\|i$H3c| |-|!|v| /=0()d;
nO (r!/OP|_E \\/Ouldn'~|~ (r3eP 0/v3 Mi/_[-
Uphil|_ to 0/v/_y S3e |-|IM S|v|I/_[-.

5co/~|\|!NG t#e pO|\/|P ()ph |v|ust aNd $#all
m`/ fA~|~#e/~ |\/|Ov[-[> t|-|rOugh d0oms 0F fe[-l;
h1S @NgeR wa$ a$ rIg#+ AS /^@i|\|
|-|1S />i~|~y wAs @s gre3N as G/^aIN

S3p~|~E|\/||3[-r!nG @Rm$ ()f yEar ext[-nD
`/e$ h(_)mbL`/ Wea|_Th ~|~o phOe AN[> fr1[-nd
thAN h3 t0 fo0|_i5# An|) tO \\/!se
ophFered i|v|m[-aSuR4BL3 1$

p/~o|_|Dly @nd(b`/ o[+OberIN9 /=lam3
83(KOn3D)45 E@r~|~|-| Wi/_/_ d0\\//v\\/@Rd (limB,
$O |\|4k[-d Fo/~ !|\/||v|o/^~|~4l \\/o/~|<
h!5 $hou|_dER$ |\/|ar[H3d @gai|\|5t t|-|E da/^|<

|-|i5 s()/^r0|/\| w4$ @5 T/^u3 @s bR34c|:
n() |_I4r LOO|<ed him I|\| t#[- #eAd;
if Ev3ry phriE|\|d b[-(@mE |-|Is ph()e
#e'd l@(_)GH anD b(_)!ld @ \\/OrlD |/\|ith 5NOW.

my F@TH3/~ |\/|0v3d th/~o(_)G|-| t|-|[-`/5 ()/= WE,
SiNg!nG 3A[H N3\\/ |_eAf ou~|~ ()F [-aCh +reE
(@|\|d e\/Ery [h!/_D waS $Ure thaT 5/>/~1ng
|)aNc3[> wh3|\| $h[- h34/~D m`/ fAth3/~ SI/v9)

Th[-|\| lEt mEN ki|_l w|-|Ich [ann()t $HArE,
l[-+ bL()o|) a/vD ph|_e$|-| be muD @n|) |v|i/~E,
S(h[-Ming iM@g1/v[-,/>A5S!on |/\|I|_|_3D,
/=/^ee[>0|v| a dru9 Th4t'S bOugHT AnD soL[>

91ving ~|~O Stea|_ @nd (/^u3l K!/v[>,
4 |-|ea/^t ~|~0 fe4r,+o d0ubT 4 |v|inc|,
tO |)1/=f[-r a D1seAs[- Of sa|\/|e,
c0nFO/~m ~|~H3 Pin/v@[|_3 O/= a|v|

+hO(_)G# |)Ull W[-r3 4/_l W[- taS~|~E 4S |3rIg#+,
8it~|~er al/_ Utt3/^lv/ t#ing5 s|/\|e3+,
|v|a9g()Tv/ m1|\||_|5 4/v[> [>|_|Mb |)Ea~|~h
@l|_ WE i|\||-|3/^it,a|_/_ bEq(_)[-ath

AnD No+|-|I/vg qu!TE $O /_3A$+ 4s t/^uTh
--! sav/ T|-|0u9H h@t[- w3/~[- WhY |\/|[-/v Br[-Ath3--
|3[-c@u53 |\/|y fa+|-|3r l1\/3[> |-|Is S()ul
/_oV3 !s +h3 \\/#o/_e aN[> mO/^3 ~|~#a|\| a|_|_
the demonweb

my father moved through dooms of love
