my father moved through dooms of love

by E. E. Cummings

              34

|v|y faTheR |v|0V3c| thR()|_|gh [>()()|\/|s 0F /_oV3
+HRough sA|v|3$ oF 4|v| t|-|/^o|_|gh h4V3s oph g1\/e,
$!Ng!/vG [-a[|-| |\/|o/^/v!/v9 oUt oph [-aCH |\|ig#t
|v|y phAtH3/^ m0\/3D t|-|/~o|_|g|-| c|3/>+#S ()f h[-iG#T

+HiS Mot!onle5$ /=oRG[-+f(_)l |/\|h[-re
TUr/v3d a+ #1s g|_AN(3 tO 5H1|\|I/vg |-|E/^E;
+h@T 1ph($() TiM1[> @IR !S /=i/~m)
|_||\|d3/~ His 3YEs |/\|Ou/_|) St!r and $qUiR|v|

/v3WLy @S /=ro|\/| |_||\|8U/^IEd \\/hich
f|_o4t$ ~|~#3 FI/~$t |/\|Ho,hi5 aP/~iL +0(_)ch
d/~oV3 5lee/>ing $3|_v3s ~|~() 5|/\|@R|\/| +#[-i/^ /=4T35
|/\|()k[- d/~e@MEr5 +O +|-|[-I/^ gh0St/_v/ rOo+s

@/vd Sh()Ulc| $0|v|e \\/hv/ co|v|plETe|_Y weeP
|\/|y F@+hEr's phing3r5 Br0U9|-|+ H3r $|_eE/>:
\/41Nly /v0 SM4l/_3$t vO!c[- miGh~|~ c/^Y
f()r #3 (o|_||_d Fe3l tHE M()U/v~|~4!ns groW.

/_iph+!|\|g T|-|[- vaL/_eys ()F Th3 53a
|\/|y fathE/^ |\/|o\/e|) ~|~Hr()Ugh gRIefs of j()Y;
/>/~A15Ing a forEh3a[> (al|_3[> th[- |\/|0on
$!NGiN9 [>e5!Re iN+o |33Gin

_/oy |/\|4s hIs $0nG @nd j0y s() />(_)/^e
A he@R+ o/= $t4/^ 8y Hi|v| [O|_||_[> st[-E/^
and p(_)Re SO n0\\/ AnD |\|o|/\| 50 `/3s
the |/\|/^I$~|~s of t|/\|ILig|-|t |/\|0U/_d /~3J()1C3

|<3En as mi|)$ummer'S |<3[-/v Bev/Ond
c0nceiviNg m!n|) oph s|_|/v will Sta|\|[>,
so s+/~i[T/_Y(OVeR ut|v|0$T h1m
So #Ug[-lY) sT0oc| |v|`/ f4~|~her'$ |)/^eam

|-|1s f/_Es|-| W@$ fLeSh H!5 |3lO0|) wa$ blO()D:
n0 #(_)|\|g/~y |v|@/v b(_)t |/\|1She[> #i|v| phOod;
nO cri/O/>l3 W()uLD/v't CR[-3/> o|\|e M!lE
U/>hI/_l +O 0|\|ly $3e H1|v| sm1LE.

SCO/~/vIn9 ThE /OO|v|/> ()ph m|_|St an|) sh4|_l
|\/|Y fAT#3/~ M()\/Ed thr0ugh Do()mS oph fE[-|_;
h!5 angeR |/\|4s A5 r1g|-|t 4S /~AiN
|-|I5 /O!+`/ W45 @5 G/~ee/v 4s 9/^AiN

sepT3m|3e/^!/vg a/~|v|$ oF v/3aR [-><TE/v|)
yes #U|v|bly w[-al~|~H tO /=o3 and f/^![-/vd
th4n h3 ~|~o foolis|-| anD +o W!$e
ophFered 1|v||\/|[-asu/~a|3|_e i5

Pro|_|d/_v/ anD(bv/ oc~|~0|3E/~i|\|g FlAme
BECk0Nec|)@s e@/~Th wI/_l d()Wn\\/@rD c/_1|\/|b,
SO /vaked For im|v|ORt@/_ wORk
#!s 5houLdE/~s MaRCHe|) a9@i/vst +he daRk

#!S s0rRO|/\| W@5 a$ ~|~/~ue @s |3R3@[>:
/v0 /_!@r lOO|<ed #im IN t|-|3 h3A|);
1ph 3\/3/^y f/~iE|\|c| B3CAM[- HIs fO3
h3'd |_au9h a|\|d b|_|Il|) a WoRlD w1+|-| $now.

My /=4th[-r |\/|o\/[-D ~|~HrOugh thE`/s of W3,
s!|\|gI|\|g 3A(h n3\\/ le4f o(_)t O/= 3a[# ~|~r3[-
(@Nd eve/^v/ C#ilc| wAs 5u/~e +ha+ sp/~ing
d4/vced \\/hen shE h[-@rc| my fAt#er $!|\|g)

t#3/v /_e+ |v|3N kill wH1ch (@NnOt $hA/~3,
|_3t 8lOo|) 4nd /=leSh 8e MU[> @nd mi/~3,
5C#3mi|\|G i|\/|aG!ne,/O@sS!o|\| wi|_l3[>,
fr33|)()m A [>rug t#4~|~'5 boug#~|~ @/vD sol|)

gIVIN9 +0 $tEAl A/vc| CR(_)eL k!|\||),
@ |-|[-ARt t() ph[-4r,to |)0u8T A |\/|!n[>,
+0 [>I/=feR @ d1Se@$[- 0/= $4ME,
c0N/=ORm +He P!nN@c/_3 ()/= @|\/|

T|-|0|_|G|-| d|_|/_|_ w3Re A|_l \\/[- ~|~@5te a$ |3Ri9|-|t,
Bit+3/^ 4|_l (_)~|~~|~[-/~/_y tHings $\\/[-e~|~,
magG0ty min(_)s @Nd d|_|mB c|e@t|-|
al/_ W3 inh3RiT,@lL bEque4th

a|\|[> |\|()+HinG qu!+E 5o |_[-Ast as +/~UT#
--I s@v/ ~|~hOUgh #atE w[-r3 w#y m3n b/~E@Th[---
Becaus3 m`/ Fat#er li\/ed |-|i5 soul
|_()ve !5 tHe Wh0L[- @/vd Mo/^E ~|~H@/v al/_