my father moved through dooms of love
by E. E. Cummings
34
|v|Y phaT#e/^ |\/|oV3[> ~|~|-|/^OUG# c|0oMs ()f /_()ve
+#/^OUgh 54m35 Of A|\/| t|-|/^ougH H@VE5 of 9iV[-,
Sin9!|\|G [-a(H |v|ornINg oU~|~ of e4(h N1gHt
Mv/ f4+#3r m0v3c| tHrO|_|gh d3pt#5 Of hEig|-|t
T|-|15 mo+I()/v|_es5 ph()rge+/=|_|L wh3r[-
t(_)rN[-c| a~|~ |-|iS 9lAn[3 to s#i/v!n9 he/~e;
tha+ iph(s0 tIM!d air 1s F!R|v|)
U|\|De/^ |-|i5 3yeS |/\|o(_)lD s+i/^ aN[> 5qU1/~M
|\|E\\/L`/ 4s /=Ro|\/| u|\|b(_)riEd |/\|HiC|-|
flOa+s +h3 /=!RS+ w|-|o,His apr!l toU(H
|)r0ve SL3ep!n9 $[-/_ve$ tO $wa/^M ~|~H31r /=4~|~3$
\\/o|<e [>r34|v|3rs tO t#[-Ir 9hoSt|_v/ /^()O+S
@ND Sh()UL|) So|v|e |/\||-|Y (()m/>leTe|_y \\/[-3p
|\/|y fAT|-|3r'$ Fing3rs 8/~OU9Ht #3r $l[-E/>:
vaInlv/ /v0 s|\/|All[-5t \/()1cE m1G|-|T [/~y
pho/^ #[- cOuL[> phEel ~|~h3 |v|ountainS 9/~Ow.
Liph+1/v9 ~|~h3 v4L/_3y$ oF +H[- $[-4
my /=a~|~h[-r m()vec| THrO(_)9h 9/^!Efs O/= _/Oy;
/>rAIS!|\|9 A /=0/^3h[-ad c4L|_3d TH3 Mo()/v
si/v91n9 DE$1/^e INTO b[-g!|\|
jOY WAs |-|is S()|\|9 a|\|d j()v/ 50 P(_)RE
@ he@R~|~ oph 5+a/^ b`/ hI|\/| cO|_||_D St33R
4|\|D pur3 s() |\|ow a|\||) now 5() Y[-S
+#3 \\/rI5t5 of ~|~\\/i/_!g#+ w()Ulc| r3_/0!ce
k3eN A$ |\/|!d5u|\/|M[-/^'s ke3|\| Bey0nd
C()|\|c31V!ng |\/|i|\|D O/= 5UN \\/!ll 5+4nd,
so $t/^ictLy(o\/[-r u+|v|0St Him
so #ugely) 5~|~o()d m`/ F@~|~h[-R's c|/^3a|\/|
HIs ph/_eSH \\/a$ /=le$H #!S blOOd \\/@$ b|_O()d:
/v0 hu|\|gry |\/|an bUT \\/isHeD #iM F()O|);
|\|o criPP/_[- Wo|_|/_c|n't creeP ()ne MI/_3
uPH!ll ~|~o 0n/_v/ $[-E |-|!m sMi/_3.
sCor|\|!Ng +|-|e /OOMP of mUst AN|) 5Hall
mY f4T#er mo\/[-|) +hR0(_)g# [>o()|\/|S oph fe[-L;
hI5 an93/~ was 45 rIght @5 rA1n
#!$ pIT`/ \\/4s 45 g/~[-3|\| a5 gRa1N
s[-/O+3mb3R!Ng a/^|\/|s ()ph y34R [-><~|~[-N|)
yes #u|\/|Bl`/ \\/e@|_~|~H T() f03 4/vc| Fri3nd
+hA/v H3 to f()Ol!s|-| ANc| t() |/\|is3
oFfer3D im|\/|eASu/^ab/_e !S
pROU[>L`/ a/vc|(|3v/ 0[~|~()|3erI|\|9 FLa|v|3
be(koNe|))As [-A/^~|~h W!|_l DOw|\|w4/~d cl!|\/|b,
5o Nak3d foR i|v|M0Rtal \\/orK
hi5 5hoU|_d3/~s m@Rche|) @GaI/vs~|~ t#3 DarK
hiS Sor/^0w w@s 45 ~|~/^(_)e aS |3r[-@d:
no /_IA/^ LO0kEd hi|\/| 1|\| th[- H[-@|);
1ph 3v[-/~y f/~!e|\|d 83caME His F0E
H3'd l@|_|gH AN|) b(_)1l[> A wo/^ld |/\|!th 5/vow.
|\/|y f@Th3/~ MOvE|) +hR()ugh t|-|e`/$ OF |/\|e,
s1|\|Gi|\|g 3@[H N[-W l3aF o|_|~|~ 0f EaCh tr[-e
(and eVery [hi/_|) w4s sure T|-|@~|~ S/>Rin9
[>@N[Ed wh[-n S|-|[- h3aRD mY /=@~|~|-|ER $iN9)
~|~|-|3n l3~|~ |\/|En k!ll wh