i sing of Olaf glad and big

by E. E. Cummings

         ><Xx

I SIng ()f ()l4f 9/_4c| @/v|) |3!G
|/\|H()s[- |/\|@/~mest H3Ar~|~ /^[-[0i|_[-[> @t |/\|aR:
a C0Nsc13|\|ti0|_|s ob_/ec+-o/^

#1$ W3|_|_B[-L0\/éD ColoN[-l(+rI9
WeSTp01NTEr mO5+ s(_)(c1N(~|~|_`/ b/^3c|)
toOK 3/^R1|\|G OlA/= $Oon in h4/v|);
bUt--t|-|ou9h a/v #o5t Of oVe/^_/0yed
|\|oNc()m$(ph1RS~|~ k|\|ocK!NG on Th[- #E4c|
#iM)Do TH/^o|_|Gh iCy W@t3Rs Roll
+ha+ #ELplessNe$s \\/Hi(h 0~|~He/~s strOK3
\\/it|-| brus#[-$ /~3C3|\|t|_Y Em/>|_oy3c|
a|\|E|\|~|~ ~|~HI$ m|_|c|dy t01LE+|30w/_,
\\/#!/_3 Ki/vdR3d i/vT3|_/_ecTs 3vOke
a|_l3g!a/vcE Pe/~ |3/_uNT i|\|stRu|\/|en~|~s--
o/_4/=(b[-1n9 t() A|_l inTenTs
a (or/>s[- a|\|d w4n+ing @/vY ra9
(_)/>on \\/|-|4t 90D UN~|~0 hI|v| g@V3)
r3S/>()|\|d5,wi~|~hoUT ge~|~~|~!|\|9 ann()YEd
"! \\/1|_l /v()+ K1ss yo|_|r phu(king f|_49"

S+rai9#~|~Wav/ +|-|[- S!lv[-R bI/~|) lOo|<ed GraV[-
([>[-p4/~+In9 H|_|/^R1edLy ~|~O SH4Ve)

b(_)+--t|-|()|_|g# a|_L |<1Nc|5 oF off1c3rS
(a v/earn1ng n4TIOn's 8lu33yed /Or1|)E)
thei/~ pa$sI\/3 pREY c|id k!ck 4n|) Cu/^53
u/v+1L For |/\|Ea/~ the1/~ c|_4ri0|\|
voi[eS a/vd 8ooTS \\/3/^3 |v||_|(h +H3 WOR$E,
4/vD [-gG3d T#3 fir5Tclass/>/~IV4t35 ()|\|
#iS r3c~|~um w!CkedLy ~|~o te@se
bY |\/|EA/vs ()f S|<1/_ful/_Y 4p/O|_iec|
b4Yo/ve~|~S roAsT3c| #oT \\/!+H h3@~|~--
ol@f(UP()n wHa~|~ wE/~[- o|\|c3 |<n3[-s)
c|o3s aL|v|oSt (3as[-l[-s5/_`/ RepeA+
"T|-|3r3 !5 So|v|e 5h1t ! |/\|i/_l no+ 3a+"

()u/^ pr[-$id3/vt,8eIng 0f \\/hi[#
@sseRt10/vs D(_)L`/ no+i/=!3|)
t#re|/\| ~|~|-|e `/e|_l0\\/5onof@bi+ch
i|\|+O @ dun930n,wher3 he |)i3[>

(h/^!st(0F #is mErc`/ 1nf1|\|I~|~3)
! pr4`/ ~|~0 s33;a|\|d oLaF,tOo

/O/^ep()/v|)e/~4~|~inglv/ 83(AUSE
(_)|\|/_eSs sT4tI5TIc$ lIe |-|e w45
mOR3 BR4ve T#a/v Me:|\/|()R3 |3l0|\|D tha/v v/ou.