my father moved through dooms of love

by E. E. Cummings
              34

|\/|`/ /=ather |v|0v3[> th/~ougH do()ms 0f /_O\/e
~|~Hr()(_)9|-| 5@MEs of a|\/| ~|~#r()|_|9h Have$ Of giv[-,
SI|\|ging e@CH |\/|o/~n!Ng o|_|t ()/= E@c# NIg|-|~|~
|\/|Y fAtHe/~ |\/|ovEd th/^o|_|9h |)EP~|~h5 oph |-|3iGHt

T|-|is |v|Ot!o/v|_[-55 f0/^Ge+f|_|/_ w#[-/~[-
Turned at h15 gl@/vCE tO sh!/v1/vg h3re;
that 1/=($() +i|v|i[> A!R 1S /=i/^|v|)
UNder |-|I5 3y3s \\/oU/_d st1R a/v|) sQ|_|!/^m

N[-|/\|lv/ as FRom (_)n8u/^!3d \\/hIch
fLoats ~|~hE /=!/~s~|~ W|-|O,|-|i5 @pri/_ ~|~()Uc#
d/~()ve $/_33/>1NG $3LvE5 ~|~o s\\/a/^M th3!R f4t3s
\\/ok[- D/^3@|v|[-R5 to ~|~h3!/^ g#OST|_y r0otS

@|\|d $|-|o(_)/_[> $o|\/|e W|-|Y (()mp|_ETELv/ |/\|3[-P
mv/ Fathe/~'s ph1ngeRs |3/~()uGh~|~ h3r sl[-[-p:
vaIN/_Y /v0 $m@l|_[-5t vOIc3 |\/|1G|-|t [rv/
foR #e COu|_d phEeL tHE |v|0un+@IN$ Grow.

l!fti/vG ~|~h3 \/alL3v/S ()f Th3 $3@
my /=@the/^ Mo\/ed +hROu9h Gr!efs O/= JOy;
praisINg A /=OR[-#3a|) (@/_l[-D THE |\/|Oo|\|
5!N9iNG |)[-sIre I/vt() 8eg1|\|

jo`/ w@s |-|is $0n9 And J0y so p|_|r3
A |-|34rt 0/= 5T@r |3Y #iM C0uLd s+e3/^
a/vD />ure 5O NO\\/ Anc| now so ye$
thE |/\|/~ist5 0f twi|_IgH+ \\/Ou|_[> /~e_/()I([-

keen as m1Ds|_||v||v|3/^'5 k3[-n 8[-Y0N|)
[()nce1v!ng m!n|) of $u/v WIl/_ $~|~ANd,
s0 s~|~Ri(~|~Ly(ovEr U+|v|()S+ |-|I|v|
so #(_)g[-Ly) st0od |v|v/ f@th3/^'5 |)R3A|v|

|-|15 FL3sh was /=LeSh |-|!s blooD wAS bLoo|):
N0 |-||_|ngRv/ |\/|A|\| b(_)+ WisH3[> #I|v| foOD;
n0 c/~!pP|_e wo|_||_D/v'+ cR3[-/O ()/ve |v|i|_e
uPhill to o/vL`/ s3[- #i|\/| 5M!L3.

5[0Rn1/vg t|-|3 />0M/> of |\/||_|st anD sHa/_l
|\/|y pha~|~H[-/^ MoVec| th/~0|_|G|-| D00Ms ()/= Fe[-L;
His a/vg[-r W@5 4S r1Gh~|~ 45 r@IN
hi$ />i~|~y waS @5 gre[-n aS gra1n

53pt3m8eRi|\|g aRM$ ()/= yEa/^ exT[-|\|d
`/E5 h(_)mBlY wealth ~|~O fO3 A|\|D fR1enc|
~|~#An #e +O Fo()|_!$|-| And ~|~o |/\|I$e
()F/=E/~e[> i|\/|M3@s|_|/^a|3l3 !5

Pr0u[>Lv/ 4nc|(|3Y oc~|~o|3ERing /=laMe
BEc|<O|\|ed)A5 3@RtH W1ll [>owNWa/~[> Cl!m|3,
sO /v@ked F()r imMo/^taL wo/~K
hiS $ho|_|lDE/~S |v|4R(h3d agA!Ns~|~ +he c|4RK

HIs 5()/~/^o|/\| \\/a5 as ~|~RUe a$ B/~EaD:
no liaR L0okEd #iM i|\| ~|~#e he@d;
!f [-VEry f/~I3N[> b3[a|v|3 |-|1s F0e
|-|3'c| la(_)gh a|\|d 8(_)!ld A wor|_[> W!+h s|\|ow.

my ph@~|~#[-/~ m()\/Ed ~|~|-|r()|_|g|-| ~|~heYS of WE,
sInGiN9 e4ch /v3\\/ L[-@f ()ut o/= e4[H ~|~R[-3
(@nd E\/3Ry CHi/_c| \\/as SUR3 t|-|@t $/>riNg
[>ancec| W#EN 5h3 H[-@rd mv/ fa+h3/^ S1|\|g)

~|~heN L[-t |\/|E|\| kI/_l \\/|-|iC# c@|\|no~|~ $#A/~3,
|_3~|~ 8l0()d an|) /=L[-s|-| |3e |\/|ud @n[> |v|1/~E,
schE|\/|!ng imagINe,/O4SsiO/v |/\|i/_/_Ed,
phre[-|)0m 4 Dr|_|g that'$ Bo(_)gHT a/v[> S0ld

gi\/!|\|9 ~|~() st3al A|\|D [/^(_)3l kinc|,
A H[-@/~~|~ ~|~O Fear,t() |)Oubt a m1N|),
To diFF3R A dIs3@$[- 0f saMe,
CoNFor|\/| ~|~h3 /OI/vnAclE oph a|\/|

+|-|()u9# D|_|l/_ wer3 @ll w3 ~|~@st3 @5 bright,
B1tt3r 4|_l U+~|~3r|_v/ +#1|\|gs sWEET,
mAggo+`/ MIN(_)5 a|\|[> D(_)|\/||3 [>eath
All W[- inhe/~It,@|_/_ bEQ|_|eat#

and n()t|-|iNG qu1tE s() /_eA5+ a$ T/~|_|~|~H
--i s4`/ THOu9h hate We/^e W#Y mE|\| b/^[-@~|~H3--
b3[4U$3 mv/ pha+#eR liv3c| #Is s0uL
love i5 tH[- Wh0L3 4|\|[> M()rE ~|~|-|a/v al/_
the demonweb

my father moved through dooms of love
