i sing of Olaf glad and big

by E. E. Cummings

         ><xx

i sing 0f O|_a/= 9l4|) a|\|d 8!g
|/\|hose War|\/|[-$t hEarT /~3[()1L[-D at w@/^:
a [()|\|5[IeN+10u5 ()bjEC~|~-oR

h1S |/\|el/_Belovéc| co/_onEl(t/~1g
|/\|E$+/OoINt3r |v|0S+ su[(incT/_y b/^ec|)
+ook eR/^i/vg Ol4/= sOO|\| In h4nD;
B(_)+--~|~hough @N ho$t Of ov3rjOy3[>
No|\|[o|v|s(/=i/^S+ KnO(K1N9 ()n th3 hE4d
Him)[>() t|-|rO|_|G# ic`/ wA~|~3rs roL|_
T#@t he/_/Ol3$SneSs |/\|#i(h o~|~H[-/~S S~|~/~OkE
\\/It|-| |3R|_|$#es r3C3/v+/_`/ e|v|/>lo`/Ed
a|\|en+ tH1s mUd|)`/ ~|~()!|_3T|30wL,
wh!L[- K1/vdr3|) IntEl/_Ec+S 3\/o|<3
@L|_[-Gianc3 />er blunt !n$~|~ru|v|3/vTS--
()/_Aph(bE1nG tO aLL 1n+[-|\|ts
@ Corpse Anc| Wan~|~i/v9 4|\|v/ /^Ag
|_|/>()n wh4t 9O|) unto h1M GAve)
re5pon[>s,|/\|!t#o|_|t ge+~|~iNG a|\|N()v/3d
"i Wi/_/_ no+ k15$ y()UR f|_|CkiNg f/_a9"

str@!9h~|~W@Y THE $il\/3r 8i/~[> look3D g/^@\/[-
(dePa/~~|~in9 |-|U/~/^!3DLY ~|~O sh@V[-)

|3|_|T--TH()u9h All k!|\|dS ()/= ofF1(er5
(A ye@r|\|Ing nA~|~1o/v'$ B/_uEev/3d p/~!de)
thEir Pass1\/E />reY |)![> |<Ic|< 4|\||) [UR5e
U|\|+i/_ For wE@/^ ~|~hei/~ (l4ri0n
v0ic[-5 AN|) bOo+$ \\/E/~3 MU[h tH[- Wo/~5E,
ANd [-99Ed th3 fiRs~|~[lA55pr1VATe5 On
|-|is /^[-c~|~Um w!(k3D/_Y TO te4s3
8v/ mE4N5 0ph $|<1l/=(_)|_L`/ A/O/OlI3d
8av/()/ve+S roaSte[> H()t W!TH |-|E4+--
()lAf(U/OoN \\/HaT \\/[-/~[- onCE |<ne3$)
c|()3$ a|_|v|oS~|~ c3aSEL3s5ly /~EPe4t
"+|-|er[- i$ som[- SHiT 1 wIl/_ n0+ 3At"

o(_)r PR3S1d3|\|~|~,|3[-1/vG Of \\/#ICH
4SS3Rtio/vs |)ul`/ n()+1fi3c|
tHr3|/\| Th[- Y3/_lo\\/s0/v()f4B!t(H
i/vt() @ |)u/vGe()|\|,\\/here #[- |)1[-d

ChRis~|~(Of |-|iS mercY INphInI~|~e)
i praY +o $e[-;and olaf,T00

pR3p0nDeraTIN9|_y |3eca(_)SE
(_)|\|l[-s$ stA+is~|~1[s lIe #E \\/4$
moR3 b/^aVE +|-|AN me:|\/|or3 8|_o/v[> +h4|\| `/ou.