my father moved through dooms of love

by E. E. Cummings
              34

mv/ fat|-|ER |v|o\/3[> +h/~O(_)Gh [>0om5 0f l()ve
Thr()u9h saM35 ()ph am tHro|_|Gh |-|4ve$ 0/= givE,
5!/vGING e@Ch Mor|\|inG o|_|t ()f [-aC# |\|igH+
Mv/ faT|-|3r |v|()\/[-d ~|~#/^()|_|g# d3pTHs oph h31ght

thi$ m()ti0/v|_3sS ph0/~geTf(_)l |/\|he/^3
t|_|/~Ned @t his gl4n[[- TO sHIn1n9 H[-Re;
t#4t !/=(SO timic| 4Ir I5 fiRM)
(_)n[>E/~ h!5 e`/3s \\/()Ul[> S+1/^ @|\|[> $qUi/^|\/|

|\|ewlv/ AS f/^o|\/| (_)nB(_)R1e[> \\/hI[#
/=|_oa+$ ~|~H[- F1Rs~|~ \\/ho,h!5 april +ouch
d/^O\/e $/_33/>i/vG S3|_v3$ +O 5wa/~M +H[-i/~ /=4~|~Es
W0ke c|r3Am3/~5 ~|~o th[-!r Ghostlv/ Ro0t$

4n[> $|-|O|_|/_[> $oMe \\/|-|`/ Com/O/_3~|~3|_`/ \\/[-ep
|\/|y ph@th[-r'S fi/vG[-/~S b/~ouGH+ He/^ $LeeP:
\/a1|\|lv/ nO Sma|_lest Voi[e |\/|i9|-|t (/~Y
/=()r |-|[- coULd fe[-l ~|~he mo(_)|\|T4!n$ 9ROw.

/_If~|~!n9 thE va|_|_eyS of t#3 SEA
m`/ /=@tHeR m0v3|) ~|~#/^0Ug|-| g/~!ef5 0f Jov/;
/O/^4isIng 4 ph0REh3ad [Al|_Ed t#3 |\/|oOn
5I/vgin9 d[-$i/~e in+() b39i/v

j0`/ |/\|45 hI5 so/vg @/vd _/0Y $o />U/^e
a H3a/~t o/= sTa/^ |3y #I|v| coUlc| st[-Er
aNc| /OU/~E SO /vOW @|\||) /vO|/\| 50 y3s
thE w/~1$+s ()f ~|~Wi|_!gh~|~ wo(_)L[> r3jo!C[-

KE3|\| as M!dsum|v|3R's ke[-N b3y0/vc|
c()N(ei\/1/vg |v|!/vc| Oph 5(_)n w!ll stanD,
so s+riCTly(0V3R Utmo$+ hIm
5O #UG3Ly) ST()Oc| MY F@t#3r's [>R3a|v|

#is /=le$# was ph/_Es|-| hi5 Bl0OD w4S b/_0()D:
|\|o |-|(_)/vgry M@/v |3|_|t W1sHed |-|!|v| F0()[>;
N0 (RI/O/Ol3 |/\|o(_)l[>N'T [/^e3/> o/v3 mi|_e
(_)p|-|!|_L ~|~o o|\|/_y s[-[- #Im 5|\/|ile.

$(orn!|\|g ~|~|-|e Pomp 0/= m(_)St a|\|c| s#a/_|_
|v|v/ fA~|~hE/~ |v|0V[-d T#rO(_)gh [>oOMs oph fEeL;
hiS an93R |/\|4S A$ ri9h~|~ As ra!|\|
|-|is />ItY \\/45 @$ 9/~3e/v as gr@in

$E/OteMbEri|\|G 4/^mS 0f y[-aR 3X~|~en|)
yes hum8Ly WeA/_~|~h ~|~() fo[- An|) fRiEn[>
t|-|a/v hE ~|~() F0OlI5h 4/vd ~|~o Wise
ofF3/^3c| i|\/|meA$u/^aB|_E is

/Or0(_)[>Lv/ @|\|d(Bv/ ()ct0B3rInG phl@Me
|3eCkONed)@$ [-art# |/\|i/_|_ |)owNW@/^d cliM8,
$0 nAKE[> fo/^ I|\/|Mo/~+al |/\|O/^k
H1s 5#o(_)lc|e/^s m@RCh3d a9a!ns~|~ the |)4rK

#is sOrr()|/\| W@S A5 +R|_|e 45 B/~3@|):
n0 L1@R /_ooke|) hI|\/| i|\| +hE #3@[>;
iph 3\/ERy fr1[-N[> 83cAm3 H!s /=03
#[-'D L4u9# @|\|d 8(_)1/_c| @ Wo/~lc| wit# $|\|ow.

|\/|v/ pha~|~h3R |\/|OvE|) t|-|rough t#e`/5 0f we,
5iN9inG [-@ch n3w le@/= ()|_|+ 0ph [-4cH t/^33
(4n[> 3v3r`/ c|-|1LD was S|_|r3 T|-|AT SprINg
da|\|cE|) wHE/v 5#[- heArc| |v|v/ fathe/^ Sing)

t#e/v |_3t ME/v |<1/_l \\/hi(H [An|\|oT SHaR3,
Le~|~ BL0o|) 4Nd ph|_e$H 83 |v|(_)D 4|\|[> |\/|1/~E,
S[h[-mi/v9 ima9I/ve,PassiOn |/\|!|_le|),
fr[-e[>o|\/| 4 dRug ~|~|-|A~|~'s |30uG#t Anc| $()LD

giviNg to s~|~[-@/_ 4/vd cRuE|_ |<!n[>,
a #ear~|~ to fe@/^,t0 D()(_)|3t A mi/v|),
to diFfe/~ a [>!sE4$3 oF s4m3,
coNFO/^M thE p1/vnac|_3 O/= aM

tHough Du/_/_ WE/~[- all we ~|~as~|~E @5 Br!g|-|~|~,
|3itte/~ @/_|_ utt3/~|_y thi|\|gs Swee~|~,
maggotv/ |v|in|_|s and d|_||v|b c|3ath
@ll W3 1/v#e/~i~|~,a|_|_ 8EqU[-AT|-|

anc| |\|0THi/vG quitE so |_e45T @S +ru+h
--i S4y +H0U9# H4+E wEre |/\|#y |v|3N br3@~|~h3--
|3eCaU$[- MY fAThE/~ liv3d |-|iS sO(_)|_
/_0\/E i$ ~|~he |/\|#O|_E Anc| |\/|O/^[- TH4n Al|_
the demonweb

my father moved through dooms of love
