my father moved through dooms of love
by E. E. Cummings
34
MY /=aT|-|ER |v|OV3d ~|~#/^0ugh dO0MS oF LoVe
+h/^()UgH 5Am[-s of A|v| TH/~oUg# |-|av3s of give,
s1/vG1/vg Eac# m()/^nINg OUT ()/= e@c|-| /vi9#T
m`/ phAth3/^ m()VeD tHro|_|9h dE/O~|~|-|5 0ph #E1g|-|+
t|-|is mot!()nLeSS phor93tphUl WhEr[-
+|_|r/v[-d at H!$ gl@nc[- +0 sH1ninG |-|3rE;
~|~|-|aT i/=(sO t!|\/|id a!R is /=1r|v|)
uNc|E/~ #Is eY3S w0ULc| s+ir A|\||) sQuI/~m
nE|/\|l`/ @$ frOm |_|nBU/^1e|) |/\|hI[h
floa+s T|-|e /=iRs~|~ |/\|ho,|-|is A/OR1l Tou[#
|)/^Ove 5|_E3/OIng 5elV3s t() 5|/\|@rm t|-|3iR fat3s
\\/0|<E dRea|v|er5 +0 +#3!/^ gHoS~|~lv/ /~o()~|~S
AnD 5|-|ou|_|) 5o|v|e |/\|Hy Com/>le~|~3/_`/ |/\|ee/>
|v|y /=a~|~|-|e/^'5 f!/v9e/^S 8/^oUght HeR S|_EEP:
vAiNly nO s|v|@|_|_Est VO!c3 |\/|Ig#+ c/^y
for #e (o|_|LD fee/_ the M()(_)ntain5 g/^Ow.
/_!FTinG Th[- \/@|_l[-`/$ ()f ~|~|-|3 s3a
|v|`/ F4+heR mo\/[-|) ~|~hr()(_)g|-| 9rIEphS of j()y;
Pr4Is1|\|G a pho/~e|-|[-ad cA|_Lec| +hE mO()N
S1/vGI/vg D3$iR3 inTO BeG1N
_/oY waS |-|iS SOng A|\||) _/o`/ S0 /OU/~3
@ #34rT oF s~|~ar |3y him [oUld $+3ER
and pUr[- so noW @nc| NOw SO yes
~|~h3 WR!sts Oph ~|~Wi/_ig#t |/\|OuLc| ReJo!c3
|<e3n 4S mi|)s|_||\/|m[-r's k33|\| |33y()/v[>
co/vC[-1V!ng miNd Oph s(_)/v wil/_ sTA/vd,
sO STrIct|_y(oV3r |_|TmoST #I|\/|
SO h|_|ge|_y) S~|~0o[> |v|Y /=@~|~|-|Er'5 |)r[-4|\/|
#i$ /=L35|-| W@s /=Les|-| |-|!s b|_0Od |/\|as b/_()od:
n() Hun9ry |v|4N |3(_)~|~ |/\|i$h[-d H1m f()o[>;
nO (/~iP/>l[- wO(_)Lc|n'+ (/^[-Ep 0ne Mil3
U/Oh!|_L +() on|_v/ 53E h1|\/| sMiLE.
Sc()/^NinG The />0mp o/= mu$+ A/v|) sHAlL
|v|y f@t|-|3r m0V3c| Th/~ougH DoOmS 0F f[-[-L;
hIs 4nge/^ |/\|4S 4S R1ghT 4s /^@In
|-|I$ P!+y Was AS Gr3en 45 g/^Ain
$e/>tEm8ErI|\|g @RmS oF y3a/^ ex+end
yE$ Hu|v|b/_`/ |/\|Eal~|~H t0 /=03 A|\|d ph/^Ie/v[>
t#an #e T0 /=o0/_iSH 4/vc| +() wI5e
OfFe/~e[> imm3a$urab|_3 !5
Pro(_)|)Ly aNd(B`/ O(~|~obe/^ing fla|v|E
BeCKon3|))A5 E@rTH wIlL DoW|\|Ward cLim|3,
$O Nake[> FOR 1mmo/~Ta|_ w0/~k
hiS s|-|()ULd3/~S |v|a/~ch3d 4Ga!ns~|~ th[- c|@rK
HI$ SOR/^ow w@S AS +rU[- @s |3/~[-a|):
NO lI@/^ l0o|<ed #!|v| in t#E head;
I/= EVE/^v/ phrIe/vc| Be[a|\/|3 #iS ph()3
he'|) |_@uGH @N[> b(_)1/_|) @ |/\|()Rl|) |/\|i+H snoW.
|\/|v/ /=4thEr |\/|0v[-d t#rO(_)g|-| +|-|3Ys of w3,
5i/vGiNg E4(|-| new /_[-@/= o|_|~|~ oF Ea(h t/~e3
(an|) 3vE/^`/ c#ild wAS s|_|R3 +|-|At $P/~1/vG
daN[3D W|-|e|\| S#E HeAr[> |\/|y pha+|-|Er 51n9)
~|~|-|[-/v /_[-t mEn K!|_|_ wh