my father moved through dooms of love

by E. E. Cummings
              34

Mv/ /=ath3r |\/|O\/[-D ~|~|-|/^()|_|gH doO|\/|S ()f l()V3
~|~#r0u9h $amE$ o/= @|v| ~|~|-|R0|_|9h |-|aVes oph 9i\/e,
5i/v9!nG e4[# morning O|_|t OF 3@ch /vig#T
M`/ F4~|~|-|[-r |v|ov[-D +hR()u9h d[-/OT#s 0F hEight

T#!s |\/|o+I0|\|Les$ ph0/^9[-Tf|_|/_ |/\||-|3/^3
tur/ve|) AT h1s 9l4Nce T0 sh1ning H3r3;
thA+ 1f(50 T!mid aIR 1s /=!R|v|)
|_|/v|)3/~ h1S ev/3$ W0|_||_d Sti/^ 4N|) SQ|_|!rm

/v[-wL`/ A$ phrO|\/| unbu/^Ie|) |/\|#!(H
fLO4TS Th[- /=Ir$T |/\||-|o,#!s aP/^!l TOucH
[>/^ove $Leep1Ng se|_Ves ~|~0 s\\/ar|\/| +#3Ir faT[-s
|/\|Ok[- D/~[-a|\/|3RS to +He!R ghO$~|~L`/ rOoTs

a/v|) Sh0Ul|) 5Ome Whv/ (om/OlE~|~E|_y w[-e/>
|\/|v/ phAt#3/^'s fI|\|GE/^5 8/^0|_|gh+ #[-r sL3e/>:
vai|\||_y n0 S|\/|@LL[-5+ V0I[e mIg#t (/^v/
f0r #3 c()|_|/_D /=e3|_ th3 m0UntAi/vs gR0w.

lIf+1nG tH[- \/@lL3Ys oph ~|~#3 $3A
|v|y /=aT|-|ER |v|OVec| ~|~#r()Ug# gR!EFs of jov/;
P/^a151NG 4 /=Oreh3ac| C4Lled +h[- mo()/v
Singing |)3$IRe iNT() 8E9!|\|

_/o`/ w@$ #is S0ng ANd j0Y 5O />u/~3
A H[-art o/= S+A/~ 8`/ |-|i|\/| C0u/_|) S+33R
4/v|) pure So |\|()W A/v[> NOW $O `/3S
ThE wR15TS ()f TWILIgHt |/\|o|_|LD /~ej0ic[-

kEeN as m!c|Su|v||v|E/~'s |<e3n B[-y()|\||)
conCeiVI/vg |v|!n|) of sUn w!/_l 5+A/vd,
so $T/^1Ctly(ov[-/^ utm0s+ |-|1m
s() #(_)g3Lv/) s+oo|) |\/|y fA+|-|e/~'s [>r[-am

HI$ /=|_esh wAS f|_es|-| |-|!$ |3/_()od was BLo0d:
|\|o #|_|N9/^v/ |v|A|\| bu~|~ |/\|ishe|) hiM f0()d;
N() (/~ipple \\/OuL|)n'T c/~3[-/O ()ne |\/|ile
(_)/>|-|!ll +() 0Nlv/ s3E Him S|v|ilE.

SCOrni/v9 ThE p0mp 0ph m(_)s~|~ an[> $HaLl
my f4~|~HE/^ |v|()ved +H/^oug# c|Oo|\/|5 oph /=eeL;
h!5 @n9[-/^ w4s 4s R!Ght @s rain
h!$ pITY w4$ as g/~ee|\| A$ g/~A1/v

s3pteM8[-r1ng ar|\/|s 0F y[-Ar extend
v/e$ H|_||\/|BlY \\/ea|_th ~|~0 F03 @nc| f/^I[-|\|d
tHa|\| he T0 ph()0li$h anD +0 WI5e
0ff3rec| ImMEasuR@Bl[- i5

/Or()|_|c|lY anD(b`/ 0cTO|3[-r1|\|g f|_am[-
83Ck0n3|))4s 34/^tH \\/!/_/_ dOWN\\/@rD c/_imB,
$() naK3[> FOR I|\/||v|or+4L |/\|orK
h15 5#oU/_|)3/~$ |\/|AR[HEc| aG4ins~|~ t|-|3 dAr|<

hi$ s0/~/~0\\/ wA$ @s +/~Ue a$ b/~[-a[>:
no liAr loOKec| #Im 1n +#3 Hea[>;
1f ever`/ /=/~i3/v|) b[-cam3 |-|is Foe
#[-'d /_aUG# @|\||) bu1ld 4 |/\|O/~|_D \\/!~|~|-| $Now.

m`/ FaTHer |\/|oV[-d t|-|/~()ugh t|-|e`/s Oph we,
sI|\|G1n9 34Ch new le@f ()(_)t ()f 34[H tRe3
(a|\||) 3VE/^y (Hilc| was S(_)/^e ~|~h@T s/ORi/vg
d4/v(e|) |/\|hen 5|-|e he4/^D M`/ /=ather s!|\|g)

~|~|-|e/v /_e+ |\/|3|\| k1/_|_ w#Ic|-| [a|\|Not s#Are,
L[-~|~ 8Lo0d and flESh 83 |\/||_|c| a|\|d miRe,
SC|-|[-|\/|I|\|G 1mA9in[-,p@sSion Wi|_L3[>,
f/^3E[>O|v| A dR(_)G th4t's 8o|_|g|-|~|~ @nd sOlc|

giv1/v9 tO S+eAl 4/v[> (/^U3l |<ind,
a |-|[-art ~|~O ph[-@R,~|~() |)Oubt 4 m1nc|,
+0 diph/=[-/^ 4 |)iseA53 0f 5am[-,
cOnfOrM tH[- pi/v/vA[L[- O/= a|\/|

~|~Ho|_|G|-| c|ul/_ |/\|[-/~3 all we T4Ste A$ 8R!9|-|t,
|31t~|~er @l|_ |_|t+erl`/ +Hin9s SwEet,
mAggoT`/ m1nUS a/v|) c|u|\/|8 |)e@~|~|-|
4Ll |/\|3 i|\|he/~it,aLl bEqu3atH

ANc| no~|~#ing qu1T3 $0 l3@$T a$ +/~utH
--! 5@v/ +h()UGh #A+E W3rE |/\|hv/ men b/~eatHe--
b3cau53 |v|y /=@tH[-/^ lIvE[> |-|!S sO(_)|_
|_ove I5 thE wh0lE @|\|d moRe than 4/_L
the demonweb

my father moved through dooms of love
