my father moved through dooms of love

by E. E. Cummings

              34

m`/ f4~|~h3/^ mov[-d t|-|r()ugH d00ms ()ph l0\/e
+|-|RO(_)gH sa|v|E5 Oph @m t|-|rough havE5 of 91\/[-,
SInging 3@c|-| morn!n9 O(_)+ O/= eACH Nig|-|t
My /=atheR |\/|0vec| t#/^()ug# depth$ 0f hE!9H~|~

tHi5 mot10/v/_35s f()/~9eTf(_)/_ wH[-RE
~|~Urn[-c| at HIS 9/_AN([- TO $h!/vi|\|9 h3/~e;
T|-|at 1F(5O +I|\/|i[> A1/~ 15 f1/^m)
(_)nder #!5 3ye$ Woulc| $+I/^ An|) sqU!rM

Ne|/\|l`/ a5 F/~0M unb|_|/~!ed |/\|#iC#
f|_()ats TH3 f1r5t w#O,h!$ 4P/^i|_ ToUcH
|)/~()v3 5|_E3piNG SE/_Ve5 ~|~O sWa/^M ~|~hei/^ f@+es
\\/Ok3 c|/^eaMers tO Th[-1/^ 9host|_v/ /^o0TS

anD S#oULd so|\/|3 wHY (0m/>L[-TEL`/ |/\|e[-p
MY pha~|~|-|[-/~'s /=iNge/~s B/~o(_)9h+ h[-/~ 5le[-/O:
v41n/_Y No S|v|@/_l[-s+ v()1ce m1G#t (/~y
/=0/~ h3 (0(_)/_d Fe3L t|-|3 m()(_)N~|~@i/vs grOw.

l1/=~|~i/v9 ~|~h3 v4ll3`/$ ()f +h3 Se@
m`/ f@ther |\/|o\/3d Th/~o|_|gh gri3ph$ of j0y;
prA1S1|\|g 4 fOreH3ad c@Ll[-d T|-|3 |\/|OOn
si/vgI|\|G de51re I/vTo b[-g!/v

jov/ \\/@s hIs song A/v[> jOv/ So /Ou/~3
A h3ar+ of sTaR |3y |-|i|v| (ou/_|) sT3e/~
aNc| />ur3 S() /vo|/\| a|\|d /v()|/\| 5() ye$
th3 w/^ist$ 0f T\\/il19#~|~ wO(_)|_c| /~e_/O![3

k[-e/v @5 |v|!Dsu|v|m3R'$ |<33N b3Y()/vd
cOnceIvinG mind ()f 5un \\/i|_l s+a|\|D,
s0 5t/~i[~|~/_y(()v[-R (_)+m05+ #!|v|
5o HU9eLy) 5TOOd |v|Y FA~|~hEr's d/^3am

hIs fL3sh |/\|@$ fles# his b/_()0D w@$ bl0oD:
/v0 |-|(_)/vGrv/ |\/|4|\| B(_)~|~ |/\|isH[-|) h!m fOod;
n0 [Ri/>p/_E woULdn'+ cr3ep 0/v[- mI|_E
uPhil/_ +o o/vL`/ se3 #iM S|v|!l3.

S[or/vi|\|g T#E pom/> ()/= Mus~|~ a|\|d sh@lL
my F4~|~|-|3R M0\/3d ~|~|-|ROUg# Doo|v|s of /=eEl;
his @|\|ger was @S /~1ght aS rAIn
H!S P!t`/ |/\|@s a5 G/^[-en @s 9/^ai|\|

5ep+E|\/|BE/^ing 4rms Of y[-@R Exte/vD
v/3$ h|_||v|bly we4lTh T0 f()3 a/v[> FriE/v|)
~|~#@/v #3 +0 f()OlIS|-| an|) to |/\|i$[-
Off[-R3d !|v|mE@S(_)r4ble 1s

pRoUdLy AnD(By Oc~|~08e/~1n9 fla|\/|e
|3eckO|\|3|))As 3@RTh \\/!|_|_ [>()wnwArd cLI|\/|B,
s() N@K3|) phoR iM|\/|or+A/_ w0RK
|-|is $hould3RS Mar[He[> ag4iN5~|~ thE c|a/^k

h1S sOr/^oW |/\|4$ 4S tr(_)3 @$ 8r[-4d:
N0 l1@R /_ooK3D hi|v| 1n t|-|3 |-|Ea|);
if 3vE/~y phr1E|\|d b3C@|v|3 h15 FOE
|-|e'D la(_)gH a|\|d |3(_)!LD @ wOrlD |/\|!tH $no|/\|.

mY fa~|~|-|3R m0\/E|) th/^()|_|g|-| +#[-`/S 0ph W3,
sin9iNg 3acH ne|/\| l34/= o(_)t OF 34C# T/^[-[-
(@nc| [-V3rv/ c|-|I|_d \\/a$ suR3 T#A~|~ 5p/~i/v9
|)Anc3|) w#3n shE h3aR[> |v|`/ /=A+he/~ s1nG)

TH3n |_3t m3n |<!|_/_ |/\||-|i[h [a|\|/v0~|~ $h@/~E,
let |3l00d @/vd /=/_3sh be MuD @Nd |v|irE,
$Ch[-m!ng 1MaGin[-,pA5Sio/v |/\|il/_3[>,
f/^3eDoM A dR|_|9 tha+'s boug|-|~|~ @nd $o/_D

G1V!n9 ~|~o s+eal An|) [rU3L |<In[>,
a |-|EaRt to f3ar,~|~O D()u|3~|~ @ m!nD,
to DIphF3/~ A d!SEAs[- ()F 5A|\/|e,
[onphOrm T|-|[- p!nn@cle of 4m

t|-|ou9h d|_|lL wErE @ll we t4s~|~[- As 8rIghT,
8!Tter 4Ll utTErLY th!ngs $|/\|3et,
|v|Aggo+y m1|\|uS 4/v|) c|(_)|\/|b death
aLl |/\|e !nHER1~|~,@ll b[-qUeat|-|

anD /voThiNg Q|_|I~|~e $() /_[-a5t a5 ~|~Rut|-|
--i Sa`/ ~|~ho(_)g# #4te \\/ERe w#`/ m3|\| breAth3--
bec4(_)$E |\/|y f@~|~|-|[-/^ |_1v[-[> hiS 5oUl
LoVe 1S tH[- |/\|#()L[- @N|) Mor3 tH@n @l/_