i sing of Olaf glad and big

by E. E. Cummings
         xx><

i $ing 0f ol4f 9l@[> a|\|c| Big
|/\||-|oSE warmEsT hE@/^T /~ECoi|_3D At w@r:
a c()NscIen~|~IO(_)5 0b_/e[~|~-()/~

|-|IS w3l/_b3l0v�d c()lone/_(trig
\\/eS+/O0!/v+er m()St 5uCci|\|(~|~lv/ 8REd)
toOK Er/~1|\|G OL4f $()on in haND;
b|_|t--~|~ho|_|G# @N H()st o/= O\/3rjoy3d
NO|\|(O|v|s(F1r$T knocki|\|G oN t|-|3 H[-ad
hIm)Do +hr0Ug|-| ICY |/\|@T3rs ro/_l
+#4+ H[-Lp|_e$Sn[-s5 w|-|i(|-| OT|-|Ers stro|<E
W1+h |3R|_|$He5 recen~|~|_y E|\/|P/_Oy[-D
@/v3/vT t|-|Is |\/|(_)|)Dy t()iL3~|~BoWl,
wh1|_3 k1nD/^ED 1n~|~3/_/_3(+5 3v()k[-
all3Gi@|\|C[- pE/~ b/_u/v+ 1N5t/^umENts--
0Laph(beIn9 ~|~() a/_l I/vt[-ntS
A (()rPS3 4|\|d wA|\|TIn9 a/vy rAG
uPOn \\/h@T GoD |_||\|t0 #I|\/| g@v[-)
res/>()nDs,WIT|-|()ut G3~|~tIN9 @n|\|0Ye[>
"I w1/_/_ N()t |<Iss `/()|_|r phUCk!nG F|_Ag"

s+/^ai9hTwa`/ +h3 $!/_v3r 8ir[> loo|<E|) Gr4V3
(c|epart1/vg |-||_|rriec|l`/ To 5h@V[-)

|3u~|~--+H0Ug|-| @LL kI|\|[>$ 0f ()ffI(er$
(@ YeaRN!NG |\|@ti0N's 8|_ueeyec| pRI[>E)
+H3iR />assI\/e /O/~[-y did kIck and C(_)rs[-
un~|~1|_ ph0r \\/e4/~ TH[-i/~ C|_A/^iO|\|
voi(e5 4/v|) BootS |/\|eRe mUCh TH[- |/\|O/^$e,
@N[> 3G93|) thE f1/^ST(|_45s/O/^iVatEs o|\|
h!s /~3C~|~U|v| \\/iCK[-|)|_y t0 t[-@$[-
8Y |\/|EA|\|s ()f sKIlphUlL`/ 4/OPli[-c|
BaY()Ne~|~$ roaSt3[> ho+ with h34T--
0l@ph(|_|/>0n w#a+ \\/[-/~e oncE k/v3E5)
Do3$ A|_Mo5+ c3a5elessly rE/>ea+
"t#[-/^3 !S 5OM3 sH!~|~ ! wi|_L |\|0+ 3at"

oU/^ />reSI|)[-n~|~,b31/vg of w#ich
4s$e/~+1()nS D(_)|_y |\|()~|~I/=i3c|
t|-|rE\\/ Th3 `/[-llOWsonofaB1tCh
In+O @ d|_|ngeon,w|-|eR[- |-|e DIed

[hRi$~|~(oph |-|1$ |v|ERcY Inphin!~|~3)
! />Ray +0 $3e;@n|) Olaf,+oO

/O/^3/OO/v|)[-ra~|~!ngLY Bec@(_)s[-
|_|NlE$$ 5t@~|~!S~|~1[S /_I3 h[- wa$
MoRE 8/^AvE T|-|A/v mE:mor3 b/_on|) tha|\| Y0u.
the demonweb

i sing of Olaf glad and big
