my father moved through dooms of love

by E. E. Cummings
              34

mv/ faTh3/~ m()V3d tHro(_)9h c|0oms ()/= |_0Ve
th/^0UGh s@meS O/= 4|\/| through hAV[-$ O/= 9ive,
siNg1|\|g ea[# mo/^/ving oU+ o/= [-AcH n1ghT
my Fa~|~HeR mOV3d thRO(_)Gh de/OThs Of |-|[-i9|-|t

+hi$ |\/|0+Io|\|l355 F0RgEt/=UL whe/~3
turned at |-|i5 G|_an([- T() S|-|iNin9 hEre;
tHat if(so Tim1[> @!r iS fi/^M)
u|\|dE/~ Hi$ 3y[-s |/\|Ou|_d sT!r AND sQ(_)!r|v|

n3WlY 4s FrOM u|\|8uRied W#!C#
f/_04~|~s ~|~h[- f1/^s+ |/\|#O,#is @/ORil TOU[|-|
[>/~ov3 5leeping 53/_V[-S to $\\/A/^M ~|~#31/~ phaT[-$
\\/oKe c|R3@|v|eRS +0 th3iR 9|-|05TLY r0()Ts

a/v[> $Hou|_D $OMe w#y C()mpL[-+[-/_Y |/\|eep
|v|y f@T|-|3/^'s /=i/vG3rS bR0UgH+ |-|3R s/_[-[-p:
\/Ain/_y No sMA|_lesT \/oi[3 M!gh+ c/^y
phor h[- (ould FeEl th[- m()UNt41ns gro\\/.

|_!pht1/vg the va/_/_ey$ o/= ~|~|-|[- s3A
mv/ /=4t|-|Er |\/|()V3c| tHr0|_|g# G/~i[-/=s oph joy;
prAis!|\|g a f()/^3#e4|) C@ll[-D T|-|e mOo/v
si/vGi|\|g d[-5i/^3 I|\|+O Be9i|\|

j0y Was #Is $onG a/v[> _/o`/ 5o p|_|/~e
a h[-4rT of 5~|~a/^ B`/ |-|im [o|_|Ld $teEr
4n[> Pure so /v0\\/ anc| n0w sO v/3s
~|~hE w/~I5~|~$ of TWili9H+ WO(_)/_d /^e_/()i[3

Ke3n 4$ mI[>sum|v|er's ke3N |3eyO|\|d
(()N([-iv!|\|g mIn|) ()/= s(_)n Wil/_ S~|~ANc|,
S0 Str!C+lY(OV[-r ut|\/|()St h1|v|
So h(_)g3|_y) sT()0d mv/ /=aT#3/^'S c|R3@m

h1s fl3sh w@$ phL3SH hIs b/_()oD |/\|a$ bLoo[>:
no |-|(_)Ng/~y MA/v Bu+ Wish3|) H1|\/| f()()d;
/v0 [r!ppL[- \\/0u/_c|n'T Cr[-E/O ON[- m1L3
uphIl|_ tO ()nLy s3e |-|i|\/| $|\/|Il3.

$[0rn1|\|G TH[- P0m/> o/= m(_)sT And shal|_
my fAtHe/~ movec| t|-|/~O(_)g# DOo|v|s oF fe[-L;
#i$ 4nGer wa$ a5 /^igh+ @5 r@In
his pi~|~Y w45 a$ 9rE[-/v a5 9/^4i|\|

se/OT[-|\/|B3/^ING A/^|v|$ Oph `/[-a/~ [-x+E/v|)
v/[-s #(_)M8L`/ w[-a/_~|~H +o F0e and fri3|\|c|
t#@N |-|e ~|~O /=o0/_15H an[> ~|~() \\/1S[-
Oph/=3/~ec| imMea5U/~@|3le I5

/ORo|_|[>l`/ aND(8`/ ()ct0b3RinG f|_a|\/|3
B[-[k0|\|[-d)@s 3arT|-| w1/_l do\\/N|/\|ard cL!mB,
$o naKE|) fo/~ !mmOrtal \\/0rk
hI$ $hOuld3rS |\/|Arc|-|3D ag@INsT t#3 d4rk

Hi$ 5Orr()W W@S A$ true as 8/~ea[>:
No lI@r /_Oo|<eD him 1n ~|~h3 #3aD;
IF E\/3/^y fRienD bEca|v|e h!s fo[-
|-|[-'d l@U9h aN|) 8|_|ild 4 w0/^|_[> w1~|~H 5N()|/\|.

|\/|`/ ph@+|-|[-R m0VEd T#/~ouGh t|-|3v/s 0F \\/[-,
sinG1|\|g 3@[# n3\\/ l3@f ouT of e@ch Tr33
(@Nc| eve/~Y CHi|_|) \\/aS $uRE ~|~H@T s/Or1/vg
d@/vc[-|) Wh3|\| 5#E HEA/~D my Fa+H[-r $i|\|g)

~|~#e/v |_3~|~ M3/v KiL|_ w|-|Ich [anN0T SHa/^3,
l3+ b/_OOd and /=l[-5|-| be |\/|(_)d aN|) Mir3,
$Ch3miNg I|\/|a9!|\|E,pA$5i()|\| \\/il/_3c|,
fR33dO|\/| a c|RUG That'S B()(_)ghT And s0lc|

GIV!|\|9 TO S~|~E4|_ @|\|c| (Ru3l K1ND,
A |-|3A/^t +O /=3a/^,tO d()ubt a m!Nc|,
tO d!Ff3r 4 Di$3@5e oph sA|v|e,
coNfOr|\/| ~|~#E P1nna(/_E oph aM

~|~#ough [>U/_L |/\|erE 4|_L WE ~|~ast3 4s |3r!9|-|+,
Bi+~|~e/~ a/_L (_)+ter|_y TH!NgS swE[-T,
|\/|4gg()tY mI|\||_|5 4n|) d(_)Mb c|ea+|-|
A|_|_ We I/vH3r!T,@l/_ b3q|_|3ATh

@/vd no~|~hI/vG QuitE so /_e4st a$ +ruT#
--1 saY Tho|_|9# |-|ate WEre whv/ |v|[-N br[-@+|-|e--
b3(AU5[- my fa~|~#ER |_ived h15 S0|_|l
/_OVe iS ThE w|-|0l3 a|\|D MO/^e +h@|\| A/_|_
the demonweb

my father moved through dooms of love
