my father moved through dooms of love

by E. E. Cummings
              34

my f@th3R |v|Ov[-d +hr0Ugh c|()O|v|s 0f loV3
~|~H/~oUG# samEs O/= @m ~|~HroUGH |-|av[-S 0f GiV3,
$in9In9 3a[h m0r|\|!ng 0(_)t oph e@c|-| nI9ht
my F@+h[-/~ |v|ove[> t|-|/^0uG|-| de/OtHS 0ph |-|3IGh~|~

tHis |\/|0T1onL3sS fO/^9eTph|_|L |/\|Here
~|~u/~ne|) 4t #i5 g/_anCe t0 ShiN!/vg her3;
+HAT 1f(s0 +1Mi|) 4ir is f1/^|v|)
U/vDE/^ hi5 3yes |/\|o|_|/_c| 5t!/~ aNd $qu1r|\/|

nEW/_v/ aS Fro|\/| (_)NbU/^I3c| W#!c#
phL0@ts +|-|3 fIrst who,h!5 aP/~iL +o|_|ch
|)/~()v3 s|_[-e/>1nG s[-/_V[-$ +o s\\/4rm ~|~HE1r Fa+es
Woke c|r[-am3rs TO +H3I/~ G#()5+LY /^0o+5

ANd s#OUlD SO|v|e w|-|Y C0mPlet[-ly W33/O
|\/|y phat#3/~'s fIn9e/^$ br0Ug#t he/~ sl33p:
va!nly nO SM@Ll3$+ \/oIc3 m!g#t CRv/
f()R #3 (()ul[> fe[-|_ Th3 |\/|oU/vTA!N5 9/~ow.

/_Ifting Th[- \/aLl[-`/s ()ph th3 $[-4
m`/ /=a+h[-r |\/|oV[-c| THRo|_|gH Gr!efs 0/= J0y;
/>rai$I|\|9 A phor3|-|3@[> C@llED th[- |v|oON
$i/vg!nG des!/^E i|\|TO beGIn

joy waS hiS S0ng a|\|d _/oy $o p|_|re
a |-|E@rt 0F sTar |3y |-|1m c0(_)|_c| $+3e/~
a|\|[> /Ou/^3 so |\|0|/\| 4/vD |\|OW 5o Yes
~|~|-|e \\/Ri$t$ 0/= ~|~W1|_I9#T wOu|_[> rej0ic3

k[-e/v as |\/|Ic|s|_|m|\/|Er's ke[-n bev/0/v[>
(onCE1\/!/vg |v|iNd oF S(_)n \\/iL|_ s+@n|),
sO st/^ict|_`/(ov[-r uTm05t |-|Im
s() HuGEL`/) StoOd |\/|Y ph@t#er's dRe4|v|

#!S fL3$|-| W@$ F/_Es|-| |-|Is bl0o[> wA5 8|_0od:
|\|o H(_)/v9Ry |\/|an 8u+ w!sHe[> H1m f()()d;
N() C/^!/OPl3 w()|_|l|)|\|'t CRe3/O onE m!|_e
Uph!|_L to onl`/ s3e #!|v| 5Mi|_e.

$cOrniNG th3 />0Mp of M|_|S~|~ an|) $hA/_|_
|v|`/ F4The/^ |v|O\/ed t#ro|_|g# dOo|v|S O/= fe3|_;
#1s a/vg3r \\/@5 aS /^19|-|t a5 /^@I|\|
h!s /O1tY \\/@5 a5 g/^ee|\| 4s Gr4In

$3/>~|~e|v|bE/^i/v9 @RMs Oph `/E@/^ e><+[-N|)
yes HUm8lY W[-aLth ~|~O F0e @/vd fRI3nd
T|-|An |-|[- TO fo()l1s|-| a|\|[> +0 w1se
OphF3/~E[> IM|\/|[-@$urable Is

/>Ro|_|DLv/ a/vc|(bv/ o(ToberIng /=la|\/|e
bECkoN3D)@s eA/~+h \\/1l/_ doWNw4r[> [limb,
s() |\|4k[-[> f()/~ IM|\/|()/~Tal W()Rk
hi$ SHoUlc|eR5 |\/|@/^c#ED 4ga1nst +|-|3 [>A/~k

#Is s0Rro|/\| wAS a5 trU[- AS b/~E@|):
n() /_I@/^ |_0O|<3c| #1|\/| In +|-|3 Heac|;
if eV3/^y f/~ien|) 8Ec@|v|e hi$ /=()3
|-|3'[> l4uG|-| @|\|D b(_)il[> a wOrld wIT# snow.

mY /=atH3r m()VE|) ~|~#R()(_)gh +h3`/s Of w3,
s1NGinG [-a(H |\|3W /_e4f ouT 0f [-AC# T/^3E
(ANc| eVerv/ cH1lD W@S sUr[- that sp/~1Ng
c|ANc[-d wHen SH3 h3A/^d |\/|y ph4tHER sI/v9)

+|-|[-N l[-t me|\| kI/_l w#1C|-| [4/vn()t sHare,
/_eT 8/_ooc| a|\|c| /=LESh 83 |v|Ud @ND m1/^[-,
5(HE|\/|Ing imaGi|\|3,/>aS$1o/v w!/_l3d,
f/^3[-DO|v| 4 DrUg th4+'s |30|_|9#+ 4n[> s0|_c|

giv!Ng To sT[-4|_ and cRuE|_ |<!/vc|,
a H[-aR~|~ t() feaR,to |)oubt a |v|in[>,
t0 diphF3r a d1s3a53 Of S4|\/|3,
COnform ~|~|-|3 pi/v|\|@[/_e ()/= am

~|~houGH Dul|_ W3r[- alL wE TaSTe 45 b/^Ig|-|t,
B!TtEr 4l|_ |_|t+eR/_v/ +hi/v9S 5we3T,
ma9goty |v|iNu5 a|\|c| [>|_|mb [>e4Th
4|_l W3 I|\|hErI~|~,@l|_ Beque4th

a|\|d n0~|~hing q|_|!te s0 /_Ea$t A5 tRu+#
--i s4y ~|~Ho(_)gH |-|atE W[-re \\/hv/ |\/|3|\| 8reAT#3--
B3(a(_)s[- M`/ f@ThEr /_IV[-|) |-|1$ sOul
LOve i$ +HE |/\|Hol[- 4nc| |\/|()re ~|~h@n @ll
the demonweb

my father moved through dooms of love
