my father moved through dooms of love

by E. E. Cummings

              34

mY /=4ThE/^ |\/|()vE|) ~|~Hr0|_|gh [>()Om5 oF lOv3
TH/^o(_)gh SA|v|e$ o/= am Thr()uGh #aves oph Giv3,
sinGin9 [-4ch mO/~n1Ng 0uT Of [-ach /vig|-|T
my fA+hER |v|o\/eD ~|~|-|Rou9h dep~|~HS of hEig|-|~|~

T|-|IS mot10nl3ss pho/^g[-~|~FU/_ WhE/~e
tURNe|) aT HIs g/_a|\|(e To 5h!ninG H[-/^e;
~|~#@t Iph(So +!|\/|1[> ai/~ !s F!rm)
uN[>e/~ hIs 3ye5 wOu|_d s+1r 4/vd squ1r|v|

n3\\/lv/ As frO|v| u|\|BuRI[-|) w|-|I(H
F|_()4TS th3 /=!R5t WhO,#is @/O/~!|_ t0Uc|-|
D/^()v3 5Le3/O1|\|g SELv35 To 5W@rm t#3I/~ /=a+es
wOk3 c|rEaMe/^s to theI/~ GHO5TlY ro0+S

and SH0u|_[> som[- wHy [ompl3t3|_`/ \\/EE/O
|\/|`/ /=atHer's finger$ brO|_|GhT HEr sl3ep:
VAInlY no 5m@/_L3$t V0icE miGhT [/^y
ph0/^ he [oU/_D f[-3/_ the mount@!Ns g/~ow.

/_I/=~|~!ng +He vAll[-Y$ of Th[- 5EA
my /=AThE/^ |\/|()\/ed ~|~Hro(_)9# G/~!e/=S oF J0y;
/>ra1s!Ng @ forEHe4d cAlL3c| t|-|[- MO0n
51NGing c|e$1/~[- i/vto begin

jOY w45 his $O/vg 4|\|[> jOY 5O puR[-
a he4/^+ oph STar BY him cOul[> SteEr
a|\|c| p(_)Re S() Now @nD |\|oW $o ye5
tHe \\/r15ts o/= t|/\|1/_!GHt woul|) /^ejoi[E

k33/v @5 |v|![>$um|\/|e/~'s k[-en |3eY0nd
c()|\|(eiv1/vg |\/|I/v[> ()f $|_||\| w1/_l S+an[>,
5o $+/~iCT/_Y(0VEr |_|TM()S+ h!M
sO H(_)G3Ly) S+o0|) |v|y FAtH3/^'5 drEA|v|

hIS F|_eS# wa$ /=l3s# |-|1$ Bl()o[> WaS B|_()Od:
|\|0 #UnG/^v/ ma/v Bu~|~ w!5hEd |-|!m /=ood;
N() c/~i/>ple |/\|ouL[>N't (r3E/> 0n[- |\/|!le
Uph1lL +() ()N/_y sE3 Hi|\/| Sm1Le.

ScoR|\|i|\|g thE />0|v|p O/= muSt an[> $h4|_/_
|v|v/ /=4THer M0ve[> T|-|/~o|_|g# [>O0ms oph fe3L;
h!S AnGer \\/45 4$ /~ighT AS /~@in
|-|IS /OIT`/ |/\|A$ a5 g/~E[-N @S gR4in

53/>~|~3mberI/vg @/^|\/|s O/= v/eA/^ 3><TE/vD
`/[-s Hum8lY W[-@lt|-| To fo[- and /=/~ie/vd
T|-|4/v |-|E To fOOl!s|-| aNd TO wi5[-
()phphe/^[-c| 1|\/|m3@SUraBl3 is

p/^0|_|d/_v/ and(8y OCtob[-Ring /=laME
|33ckON[-c|)aS 3@/^t|-| |/\|Ill do\\/Nw4R|) [l1M8,
5O n4ked /=Or ImMort4l Wo/^k
|-|!s S|-|0(_)l[>3/^5 M@/^c#e|) AG4inst tHe da/~k

hi$ s0/^r0w |/\|@S A5 tr(_)e 4s b/^eAd:
no liaR /_Oo|<E[> hi|v| i/v +#e #eA[>;
iF eV3r`/ phRIe/vd 83[4me #IS f03
|-|e'c| /_AUg|-| @|\|[> B|_|!|_c| A WOr|_c| wItH s|\|ow.

M`/ /=4T|-|ER |v|ov3|) t|-|/^oUgH Th[-v/S of |/\|e,
$1nG!nG e@c# new l3AF 0(_)t 0ph e@(H ~|~/~E3
(A|\||) 3v3/~v/ Ch!/_[> \\/a5 su/^E TH4T s/Or1n9
[>@/v[ed \\/H[-n $#E H[-a/~c| my phATh3R $i/vg)

+h[-|\| l[-~|~ m[-|\| |<!l|_ \\/#I[H canN()+ Shar[-,
|_[-t blOo[> aNc| ph|_[-Sh BE |v|ud 4nc| mi/^[-,
ScHEMIng im@g1/v3,/>ASsioN wil/_eD,
fr3eDom a |)Rug +#At'$ |3()ught @Nd So/_D

g1v!Ng t() S+[-@|_ AnD C/~u[-/_ kI|\|c|,
4 HearT ~|~0 f[-ar,~|~o Do|_||3T A m!|\|D,
+O d!/=pher a [>i5e4S3 ()/= SA|v|[-,
c0/v/=o/~|\/| th[- pi/vNaC|_e Oph a|\/|

+|-|0(_)G# d(_)L/_ w3/^E 4|_l |/\|e ta5t3 @s brIg|-|t,
BItt3/~ A|_/_ u~|~~|~[-Rl`/ t|-|!n9s $|/\|[-3~|~,
|\/|@9GoTy miNus 4/vD |)(_)mb [>[-Ath
a/_L w3 i/vH[-rit,all 8eq|_|E4th

@nc| no~|~Hi/vg qu1te 5o l3ast @S T/~Ut#
--i sa`/ tHOugh |-|a~|~3 \\/e/~e \\/#y M3|\| b/~eA~|~#e--
B3(Ause |\/|Y ph@t|-|Er /_!v3|) his 5OUL
lov3 !s the wH()/_3 4nc| m0/~[- Th@N al|_