my father moved through dooms of love

by E. E. Cummings
              34

|v|y f4+Her |v|()VE[> T#/~()ug|-| d()0|\/|S oF /_0ve
~|~|-|/^0ugh s4M3S ()F 4m +H/^o(_)gh #a\/3s oph 91vE,
5!|\|Gi/vG [-aCH |v|orni|\|9 OuT o/= Each /v1g#T
My Fa+H3/^ |v|()\/[-[> tHRoUG|-| DE/>~|~hS ()/= HeIG#t

tH1s |v|0~|~io|\||_e$S f()/~g3tful whEr3
~|~UR/ve[> 4~|~ h!5 g|_an[3 to 5H!/vI|\|9 #er3;
th4t iF($o ti|\/|i|) a!/^ i5 FIrm)
UnD3r His eyes |/\|()uLd 5~|~1/^ a/vD sq(_)IrM

ne\\/ly 4$ fRo|v| un|3UR13[> wh1(h
/=/_()@+5 +#3 phIR5~|~ w#(),#IS a/>r1l tOuC|-|
D/~()vE sle[-/OI|\|G s3lv3s t() swaRm THe!r f4tes
WOK[- [>r[-a|\/|ers To tHeiR G#oSt|_v/ rOo~|~s

A/v[> shO(_)/_d some w|-|Y (oMPL3t3/_Y We3/>
|v|v/ ph4~|~hEr's ph!NgERS b/~()ught H3/~ $L3Ep:
v4inLY /vo Sm@ll3st v()IC3 |\/|ig#+ crY
ph0/^ h[- CoU/_d /=[-3|_ ~|~He m0|_|/v~|~@!n5 gr()w.

L1/=t1|\|g THe VALl3y$ 0f ~|~#[- sea
|v|v/ phA~|~|-|3r |\/|()\/[-[> th/~ough g/^i3/=S o/= jOy;
p/^@i$!ng A ph0r[-#34D [A/_/_3c| the MOOn
SiNg!ng d3si/^E 1Nto 83GIn

J0y \\/as his s()nG @n[> j0`/ 5O /O(_)R[-
a h[-Art 0f $+aR bv/ hi|v| [()(_)Ld $~|~3e/~
4/vd />|_|r3 $() N0w @|\||) nOw so v/3s
~|~#[- |/\|/^15t5 o/= tW!/_ig|-|t |/\|oULc| /~3jo!(3

k3[-|\| 4s m1d5u|\/|m[-r's k3e|\| Bev/O|\|c|
C()nCeIv1ng m!n[> oF sUn Wil|_ sTa|\|d,
So $t/~ict/_y(0v[-r (_)t|\/|o$~|~ hi|v|
s() |-|u9ely) S+OOc| mv/ ph4~|~H3r'5 d/^[-aM

h!s /=l3sh w45 F/_[-5h hi$ 8lo()c| Was b/_0Od:
|\|0 hU/vG/^v/ man 8u+ wiS#ED HI|v| F()od;
No (/~i/>p|_3 \\/o|_|L[>|\|'T c/^3E/> On3 |\/|1l3
|_|phiLl To ()nlv/ s3E him sM!/_E.

sc0rN!/v9 Th[- />0Mp OF m|_|st a/vc| sHal/_
|\/|`/ FA+hEr m0v[-[> th/^()|_|gh |)()()|v|S o/= phE[-l;
#Is aNgEr W@$ as r!9ht @5 rA1N
h!5 pity wa5 as grEen a5 9raI/v

seP~|~E|\/|Be/^!|\|g @rmS ()/= y[-a/~ ExTenD
v/Es h|_|MB/_`/ |/\|eaL+h +0 ph()[- aNd friend
t|-|a/v #e ~|~O f()O/_1$|-| a|\|d ~|~() wi53
ophf3/^e[> i|\/||v|eas(_)/~4bLE i5

/>r()UD|_v/ @Nc|(|3Y o[~|~0bERing /=L4|\/|3
BEck0n[-[>)aS EA/^~|~# w!l|_ |)own|/\|4/^[> Cli|\/|8,
$O nAKe[> /=o/~ i|\/|MOr~|~A/_ \\/OrK
h!s s|-|0U/_[>er$ mar(#3d @9ain5T ~|~#[- d4rk

|-|I$ s()r/~()\\/ waS As T/^|_|[- 4S bre@d:
No /_!4/^ /_Oo|<ed Him i/v ~|~#3 hE4c|;
Iph Ev3rv/ fr!3Nc| Beca|v|[- Hi5 ph0[-
he'D /_Augh an[> |3(_)!LD a \\/()rL[> with SnOw.

my /=a+H3R |v|ovec| THrou9H Th3v/S of W3,
5i|\|g!|\|g eAcH n3\\/ /_e@/= out of 3@ch t/^eE
(an|) ev[-rv/ C#il|) wAs sU/^3 tH@t $/>rIng
Da/v(ec| When 5#3 hEa/^[> |\/|`/ fa+#[-/^ s1/v9)

t|-|3n let |\/|3N kill |/\||-|ICh CA/v/vo~|~ SHa/~[-,
/_3~|~ 8/_Ooc| a|\|d /=/_esH bE m(_)D @nd |\/|Ir[-,
s[heMin9 Im@9InE,/Oassi0n w!/_|_[-d,
f/^[-ec|()m A [>rUG +h4t'S bOughT aNc| so|_|)

GIving t() 5TeA/_ and C/^U3L k1ND,
a he4/~t +o f[-@R,+o DoUbt @ |\/|I|\|d,
T0 d!phFeR @ c|isEa$[- Oph sA|\/|3,
[()N/=O/~m Th3 /O!nNa(Le OF @|\/|

thOu9h du/_l w[-/^[- 4ll We Tas+E 4s bRIGHT,
8itTer AlL u~|~te/^lv/ th!/v9S 5w33T,
ma99O+v/ M1N|_|5 A/v|) c|u|v|B d3ath
4Ll |/\|3 1n#e/~It,A/_l bequ3a+|-|

A|\|D |\|OtHI/vg QuIt3 So l3ast @S +/~(_)t#
--I $ay thougH #A~|~e W3/~e \\/#Y |v|[-N b/^eAthe--
b[-c@|_|53 |v|Y phAth3/^ LIvEc| hiS So(_)/_
lo\/3 is The Who/_E An[> Mo/~E t|-|a/v a|_l
the demonweb

my father moved through dooms of love
