i sing of Olaf glad and big

by E. E. Cummings

         XXx

1 s1|\|g oph o/_aF g|_4[> an|) bI9
w|-|0s[- \\/a/~M35t hear~|~ /^E[o!|_eD @~|~ \\/@r:
@ [O/vsc!e/v~|~iOuS ()BJ3Ct-()/^

#is wEll8el0véD colo|\|3l(T/^ig
|/\|35~|~p0!n+[-/~ |\/|0S+ su(cin[tLY 8reD)
~|~ook [-rrin9 0|_A/= $O0/v In haN|);
b|_|~|~--~|~hOugh a|\| #Ost oF OV3/~J()y3|)
N0|\|co|\/|s(f1/^5t k/voCk!Ng ()n t|-|e |-|e@c|
hIM)DO tH/^ouGH ic`/ |/\|@+[-/~$ rOll
+ha~|~ #eLP|_es5n35s wH!ch o+#[-/~5 st/^()|<[-
wi+H Brushes R3(3|\|+/_`/ [-mp|_oyEc|
AneN+ +His |v|(_)[>dy ~|~o!/_ETBO\\/|_,
w#Il[- k!|\|[>Red i|\|+3|_|_e[t$ 3v()k3
4lLegi@NCE P[-r Bl(_)Nt In$+r(_)menTs--
olaph(8e1Ng t() @lL !|\|t3|\|+5
a c0/^p$3 aNc| \\/aNti/vg a|\|v/ Rag
|_|p()n wha~|~ G0|) u|\|+o hIm GAvE)
/~[-$p0/vds,WIt|-|()u+ G3~|~Ting A|\|noy3|)
"i wIll n()+ k15S youR fuCk1Ng FL@G"

$tr4iG#twav/ +he s!/_v3/~ |3Ir[> /_()ok3d g/~@v3
(deparTi|\|9 #U/^r1e[>ly ~|~0 $HavE)

b|_|t--t|-|o|_|gh 4ll |<!/vc|s O/= ofph1([-r5
(a ye4/^NiNg |\|a+!o|\|'s bLU3[-v/3c| p/^iDe)
t|-|[-!/^ pasS!ve Pr[-Y DId kick An|) c|_|/~s[-
|_|nT1|_ pho/^ wE4r th3Ir cL4Rio|\|
\/()icE$ 4Nc| BOOt5 W[-Re |v|ucH T|-|3 w()/~se,
anD 3gGe|) tH3 phIRst[laS5PrIVaT[-5 0n
|-|i5 r3c+um \\/!(keD|_y +O t3a$E
b`/ m3ans 0f $kilf|_|/_L`/ @pP|_i[-|)
baY0/ve+s roAst[-d #Ot wiTH H[-a+--
ol@f((_)PoN wH4+ w3/^3 ()|\|[[- kNe3s)
dOes A/_most cE4S3l[-ss/_v/ /~E/OeaT
"Ther3 iS som3 s#!t ! \\/iLl |\|O+ ea~|~"

()(_)/^ /Or[-Side|\|T,B3!NG o/= w#i[#
@553rT1onS |)|_||_v/ n0TIF1e|)
~|~hr3|/\| Th3 y3ll()W5oNophA8i~|~(#
!N~|~O a [>UNg30n,W#3r3 #[- |)13d

chRist(o/= |-|i$ me/~cy 1/vfi|\|i~|~E)
! P/^AY to 5e3;4|\|d Ol4F,t0O

prEp0/vd3r@~|~!/v9ly BE[a|_|5[-
U|\|le$S STa~|~i$t1cs lI3 He wa$
m0R[- 8/~4ve ThAn m3:mO/^e |3|_()|\||) +hA/v y0|_|.