my father moved through dooms of love

by E. E. Cummings
              34

|v|y faT|-|3/~ MoVe|) thr0uGh [>00Ms OF loV3
~|~#rouGh sAme$ ()ph a|v| +|-|/^0U9|-| |-|av[-S ()f 91ve,
sinGi|\|G 3@ch |v|()rNin9 OUT o/= Ea(H |\|iGht
my /=@T|-|3/^ mOvED T|-|/~oUGh D3/OThS Oph #3ighT

this MoT!on|_ES5 Fo/~G3tfu/_ w#Er3
~|~ur|\|e|) at hiS 9|_@|\|c3 +0 s#in1|\|g |-|3/^[-;
th@t 1f($0 +i|\/|1d air Is fir|v|)
UN[>E/~ #!$ 3y3s WoU/_D 5t!R an[> squ!rm

Newl`/ 4s Fr()M unburi3|) \\/H1ch
phloAtS ~|~h3 phir5~|~ \\/#o,hI5 @PRil +()uc#
c|r()v3 Sl[-epiNg 53/_\/Es to $|/\|a/~|\/| +h[-iR F4t3s
\\/0k3 |)re4mer$ To ~|~h[-i/~ G|-|ost/_Y /^oo+$

and 5hOuld 5Ome \\/|-|y co|\/|pL[-t3l`/ \\/33P
|\/|v/ f@THe/~'s fi|\|ge/^S |3roUgh~|~ he/^ s|_e3/O:
\/a!Nly no SmaLL3s~|~ \/oic3 m!g#t Cry
/=or #E cO(_)l|) fE[-L ~|~h3 MOunTain5 9/~()\\/.

l1Ft!Ng thE ValL[-YS o/= the sE@
My F4+h3r |v|0v3c| ~|~hr0ugh g/~1E/=5 O/= j0Y;
pr4isI|\|9 a /=or3h[-4c| CaL/_eD +H3 |v|O()N
$1|\|9I/vg D[-S1/~E in+() be9In

j()y |/\|A5 his 5oN9 @nD jOy s() pU/~[-
A #eart ()/= sta/^ |3y h1|\/| [o|_|Ld $T33R
and pU/^3 so /voW 4N[> now sO yes
+H3 wri$+$ o/= +wil!g|-|+ wou/_c| rE_/o1[E

keen As |v|1[>Su|\/||\/|eR'S |<[-En 8[-y0|\|d
co/v(31vIng mi/v[> o/= S(_)n \\/!l/_ s+anc|,
5o sTrIct|_y(ov[-r u+most |-|IM
S0 Hu9el`/) 5+0Od my phAthE/~'s [>R3a|\/|

|-|!s Flesh wa$ fl3s# #iS b/_ooD |/\|As bL0O[>:
|\|o |-|(_)nGrY MA|\| bUT \\/is#[-|) #!|v| /=()Od;
n0 (/~i/>PL[- WO(_)lc||\|'T (r[-3/O 0nE |v|!/_[-
(_)/>HIl|_ tO O/vly s3e #I|v| $M1|_E.

sc0r|\|i|\|g The />o|v|/O o/= |\/|usT a/vd S#a|_l
my phA+|-|3r m()vE|) +h/^oUgH [>o()MS 0f /=3e/_;
|-|1S ANge/~ \\/45 as rIg|-|T @5 Rain
his pity w@$ aS gr33N aS g/^aIN

$E/>t3m|3Eri|\|g Ar|\/|$ 0F `/34r 3Xt3n|)
y[-$ HUmBly \\/eaLt# tO Foe @|\|D F/^13/vc|
thAN He t() phO()|_is|-| An[> +O W15e
Ophf3R3d 1MmeAsUrabLE !s

/>R()uc|l`/ an|)(by OcT()8er1|\|g /=|_a|\/|3
B3(|<()N3d)as 34Rt|-| W1/_L c|()wnwa/~d c|_1mB,
$0 nAk3c| /=or 1|\/|mO/^taL |/\|o/~|<
|-|is S|-|o(_)L|)Ers |v|ar[h3[> a9a1N$t ThE [>@/^k

his SoRrO|/\| W@$ @5 t/^Ue a5 b/~eaD:
|\|O lI4R look3D |-|1|v| 1N tHe |-|Ead;
1/= [-vEry /=rI[-Nd Be[a|v|[- Hi5 /=()e
he'D la(_)G|-| an|) buI/_D a WOrL[> wiTh s|\|oW.

my ph@thEr |v|oVE[> +#R()(_)gh th3`/s oph we,
S!ngiNG eac|-| |\|ew L3@F o(_)T of e4c|-| t/~3e
(A/vd 3v3/^y (#ild w4S s|_|/~3 thaT sP/~I|\|g
DAn[Ed when S#3 H3a/^d m`/ FAt#[-/^ sI/vg)

~|~Hen |_[-t |\/|eN k!L/_ wHi(h (an|\|OT sH4/^e,
l3t blooc| 4nd f/_es|-| 8e mu[> a|\|d miR[-,
5(#[-|v|!N9 1|\/|ag!nE,p4s$10N WI|_/_[-D,
/=rEeDo|\/| A d/~ug +HA~|~'s b0ught a|\|D s0lc|

g!v!|\|g to STE4l a/v|) cr|_|3|_ |<!nc|,
a #[-a/^t t0 fEaR,+() d0(_)bT a |v|INc|,
tO c|I/=fe/~ A d15Ea$[- o/= s@M3,
[o|\|for|\/| tHe Pi/vNa(/_e 0f @m

~|~H()u9# d|_||_/_ Were A/_/_ w[- ~|~asT3 4$ b/~!ght,
|3I~|~+3r @lL |_|tt3/^lv/ ~|~hiN9s s\\/3ET,
|v|AGgO~|~`/ |\/|I|\|us Anc| Du|\/|8 D[-@t|-|
A/_L w3 IN|-|e/~i~|~,all B3QU[-4th

A|\|D N0+hi/vG Q|_|1Te S0 |_3@st @s T/~uT|-|
--i S4Y t|-|0(_)gH #@te We/^3 \\/Hy m3n Br[-ATH3--
8eC4|_|$e mv/ /=4t#3/~ lIvE|) h1s 50uL
|_0\/E i5 tH3 W#()lE A/v|) |v|0r[- +#4n @Ll
the demonweb

my father moved through dooms of love
