my father moved through dooms of love

by E. E. Cummings
              34

m`/ Fa+|-|3R m0v[-[> +h/~()uG# doO|v|5 ()f /_0\/E
Th/^ou9h 5ame5 ()ph A|\/| ~|~#/~OUg|-| h@ves 0F G!\/e,
si|\|91ng ea[# |v|orNI|\|g 0|_|T of e@(h |\|iG|-|~|~
m`/ F4ThEr |\/|OVEd ~|~hr()UGh c|EptH$ Oph hEight

TH!s |\/|oT1onL3$s F()/^G[-t/=U|_ W|-|3rE
+u/~/v3d at #Is G/_@/vCe To shiNi/vg #3/~3;
ThAt If(SO +!|\/|!|) air is phIr|\/|)
u/vd[-/~ #i5 Ev/3s |/\|OULD 5ti/^ and 5Qu!R|\/|

/v3|/\|lv/ A5 from |_|nB(_)ri3[> \\/h1C#
fl0A+s T#3 f!/^s+ Who,|-|1S @p/^i/_ ~|~o|_|[h
[>/^0Ve 5L[-3/OInG $elV3$ ~|~() 5|/\|4rm +Heir Fat3s
\\/()K3 dr34Me/^s tO +H31r g#0St/_y r0O~|~s

@N[> Should soMe |/\|Hy cOm/>/_[-~|~3/_v/ we3p
|\/|v/ /=4th[-r'$ f!ngE/^s b/^Ou9h~|~ he/^ sLeep:
vai/vLy |\|O sM@|_l3$T V()ic3 |\/|igh+ C/^Y
fo/~ #3 cOulc| f3El the |v|0U/vt4!/vs gr0w.

Lif~|~In9 ~|~|-|e vall3v/s Of TH3 se4
My /=aT|-|[-/~ moVED +#ro(_)gH 9riEphs 0f Jov/;
p/~@!sin9 4 ph()R3h3@[> CAlled T|-|e |v|o0/v
S1/v9!n9 |)3SI/^[- 1|\|~|~o b[-91n

JoY w4S Hi$ 5onG ANd JOv/ s() pU/^3
A |-|eaRT 0f 5tAr Bv/ #Im c0u|_D 5teEr
A|\|[> /O(_)/^3 so |\|ow aN|) |\|ow $O yes
+#e |/\|r1$t$ Oph +w!L!gHt W0u/_D /~[-J()1([-

k33n as miDsUMmer'S kE3/v |33Yo/vc|
[o|\|[31v!N9 |\/|I|\||) OF $U|\| wI/_/_ st@|\|d,
5o s~|~r!Ctly(ov[-/~ utmo5t #i|v|
s0 H|_|G3Ly) 5~|~O0c| My /=a+hEr's dr3a|\/|

hi$ phl35h WA5 phl3$H |-|i5 bloo[> wa5 |3LoOd:
nO huNg/^`/ |v|AN bu~|~ |/\|1$H[-c| HI|v| fooc|;
N0 cRi/Opl[- W0ULd/v'T [/^EE/O o|\|e m1/_E
u/>#I|_/_ TO o/v/_`/ S3[- HiM smile.

s(o/^nING Th3 />()m/O 0F m(_)$~|~ a/vc| ShA/_|_
|\/|y /=A~|~h3/~ MoV3d THro(_)gh |)oO|\/|s ()ph fe3l;
Hi5 A|\|g3R wa5 A$ r!g|-|t 4$ /^a!n
#i5 p1Ty wAs aS g/~[-En @5 9Ra!N

53/O+EMB[-/~ing aRmS 0/= v/[-4/^ eXt3|\||)
y3s |-|umB|_y we4/_t# t() fOe A|\|c| FrIenc|
+h4n he tO Fo()|_!$# a|\|d to Wi5[-
Ofph[-r[-d iMm34$(_)/~4BL[- is

/OR0uc|/_Y a|\|d(bv/ ocT()B3r!|\|g f/_am3
be(koN[-d)A$ e@/^Th |/\|i|_|_ |)own|/\|@rD cL1m|3,
so nakec| f0/~ 1M|v|()/^ta|_ \\/0RK
HIs ShoU/_dERs m4/~[h3c| AgAi/vst ~|~h3 dArK

hi$ sOrro\\/ w4$ as T/^u[- as b/^3aD:
nO |_Iar lo()k3d HiM 1/v +h3 |-|3@D;
if EV3/~v/ F/~13|\|d |3ecamE Hi5 /=o[-
h3'[> L4|_|gh 4|\||) Bui|_|) a woRlD wI+|-| sn()W.

MY /=4t|-|Er |\/|0vec| ~|~HrOUGH ~|~|-|3Y5 ()f w3,
sin9!/vg e4cH nEw leaf o(_)~|~ o/= [-@[|-| tr3e
(@n|) [-V[-rv/ (#!l[> WaS 5u/~3 +#@t sprInG
danc[-D w|-|[-n $#e #E4R|) mY pha~|~h3r SInG)

T#3N |_[-T |\/|En K!|_l W|-|Ich C@|\|not sHare,
lEt B/_o()[> a|\||) /=L35H 83 |v|(_)c| a/vd mire,
s[|-|E|v|in9 im@GiNE,pA$$Io/v |/\|1l/_3[>,
phR3EDO|\/| A DRu9 thaT'5 B()UGHt An[> $O|_|)

G1vIn9 ~|~o S+3al @N|) [/^Uel |<1nc|,
A h[-a/^t ~|~() F3ar,+() d0(_)8+ a mi|\|D,
To di/=f[-R A d1sease 0/= samE,
(()N/=Orm T|-|e /OIn|\|A[l3 0F a|v|

t#()ugh c|u|_L \\/Er3 a|_l |/\|[- ~|~a$+3 a$ br19ht,
b1ttE/~ all ut~|~e/~|_v/ thI/vg5 $\\/eE~|~,
m4gg()Ty |\/|i|\|(_)s @N|) c|U|v|b [>3ath
4/_L w[- !nHe/~!t,a/_/_ 83q(_)eat#

And /v()thIng qUI~|~E $O L[-4sT AS T/~(_)t|-|
--! $@v/ +ho|_|g# #Ate w3/~e wHv/ |v|3|\| 8/^3@+He--
b3cau$3 my /=a~|~#3r /_iv3d h1s $ou|_
l0V3 iS TH[- |/\|Ho|_3 a/v|) Mo/~E ~|~|-|a/v 4|_L
the demonweb

my father moved through dooms of love
