my father moved through dooms of love

by E. E. Cummings
              34

My /=At#eR |v|ov3c| ThR0u9H D()oM5 o/= L()ve
t#roUG|-| same$ OF AM T|-|/~0ug# h4Ve5 o/= GIV[-,
SI/vGIng [-ach |\/|o/^/v1n9 o|_|T of eAC|-| n1GH+
M`/ ph4the/~ m()\/[-d ~|~hrO|_|g# dEpT|-|s oF H3!9|-|~|~

t#i$ M()t1on/_ess forgEtFul \\/hERe
t(_)/~Ned A~|~ #is gl4|\|(3 to s#1|\|iNg h3/^e;
~|~haT !F(5() +!|\/|ic| Air !S FI/~|\/|)
u/vDEr his eYe5 \\/o|_|/_d $tiR anD sQu!/~m

n3\\/ly A5 f/^OM UnbUr1E[> |/\||-|i[|-|
phlO4+S th3 phirst whO,|-|1s 4p/~IL tou[|-|
|)/~ov[- s/_33p1|\|G 53lv3s +O SWar|v| Th[-i/^ f4~|~e5
w0kE |)Re4MER$ TO t|-|E1R G|-|ost|_v/ /^0otS

an|) $#o|_|/_c| 5o|\/|3 |/\|h`/ comp/_3t3/_y \\/33P
|\/|Y /=4t#3R's fi|\|G[-/~s 8R()u9HT Her sl3eP:
V@1/v/_y n() smalleSt \/0i([- m1g|-|t C/^`/
For #e (ouLd feel ~|~hE |\/|O(_)/v~|~41n5 grow.

l!fti|\|g ~|~#3 V@L/_[-`/5 oph +h3 S34
|v|`/ /=AtH[-r |\/|0\/e|) t|-|ro|_|gH gr1E/=$ OF j()y;
P/~aising A f()/^[-#eaD c4/_/_3D t#e |v|oON
s1nging |)[-SI/~E !Nto begIn

j0y wAs #i$ sO|\|9 a|\|D joy $o PU/^e
a hEart OF ST@r 8v/ hi|\/| (()U/_|) s~|~3er
a|\|d />(_)r[- 50 No|/\| a/vd n0W s() Y3S
t|-|e |/\|R1s+5 oph twil19|-|~|~ WoUl[> /^e_/O1C3

|<ee|\| A5 Mid$(_)|\/||\/|e/^'5 Keen |3[-YoND
(once1v!nG m1Nc| Of $(_)/v wI/_l S~|~ANd,
s() $~|~/~ictL`/(()v3R ut|\/|()St him
$o hU9e/_v/) $~|~o0d MY /=at#3r'5 D/~[-A|\/|

|-|1$ fleS# was /=/_[-5# hIs bLOo|) w@S 8lo()d:
/vo |-|(_)/v9/~`/ M4n but |/\|1S|-|3|) #!|\/| phooD;
|\|() [/~1pP|_3 W()(_)|_dn'~|~ c/~e[-p on[- |\/|1l3
UpH1ll +() 0/vLy s[-3 Hi|v| $|\/|1le.

Sc()r/vi|\|9 The /O0|\/|P Of |v|u5T an|) s#aLl
mY /=4~|~H[-R M0v3c| thr0(_)gh d0o|v|s 0/= f3eL;
his aN9[-/~ wa5 aS /~IGht as ra!N
#1s /OiT`/ w@s As g/~E[-n @S gR@in

SEptembE/~i/vg @r|v|s oph v/[-aR E><T3/vD
`/es h|_||\/||3ly \\/[-Al+h to fo3 a|\|d /=rIe|\|[>
+H@n he to FO0LIsh @/vd ~|~O WI53
()fphE/~3|) 1|v|m3@5ura|3le 1s

P/^O(_)c|lY and(bv/ ()(tOb3/^iN9 flAm3
83(k()/vE|))@S [-@/~T|-| WiLl down\\/@/^d c/_i|v|b,
s() n@|<Ed phO/~ i|v||v|oR~|~a/_ w0R|<
hi5 sHo(_)L|)er$ M4rc|-|ed ag@INsT +H3 c|aRk

#i$ $oR/~ow \\/As 4$ T/~U[- As Breac|:
/vo lI@R /_oOk[-[> HIm in th3 |-|34|);
iF E\/ERy /=/~!e/v[> b3[Am3 h!s FoE
He'c| lA|_|g# @n|) bu!ld a wORlD |/\|1+|-| SNow.

|v|Y ph@~|~h[-R mOVEc| t|-|R0uG# T#3v/5 OF w3,
S1|\|9!ng ea(# /v3|/\| |_e4f o|_|t ()ph 3@ch +r3e
(anc| [-\/3r`/ (Hild |/\|AS S|_|R3 tHaT s/Oring
dAN(e|) wh3N s#3 hE@/~|) my f4+H3r sIng)

+h3N |_3T |\/|3n ki/_|_ |/\|hICh [@n/voT s|-|Are,
/_Et bl0o|) 4n[> fl3s# bE |v|u[> @ND M!re,
5ch[-MI/vg im4G!n3,p4$$io/v |/\|I|_led,
frEeDo|v| a D/^UG ThA+'S 8oug#t anc| 5o|_d

9iv1ng ~|~() s~|~e@L AND [/~uE|_ k!|\|c|,
A #[-Ar+ T0 phE4r,~|~o d0Ubt @ m!/vD,
TO |)if/=[-/^ a c|!s34s3 ()ph 5@|\/|e,
C0/vform ~|~He /Oin/vacL3 Of a|\/|

th()ugh DU|_L we/^3 @|_l we T@5te as b/^19ht,
|3itt[-/~ 4ll Ut+[-/^/_y +H1|\|GS $|/\|3e+,
mAggot`/ |v|1|\|(_)s anD d|_|mB |)E4th
a/_L W[- 1n|-|er!t,AlL 8EqUeatH

a|\|D /v0th!|\|g quI~|~e s0 lEA5t as T/~ut|-|
--! 5@v/ T|-|OU9h HaTe |/\|e/^E WhY |v|3N brE@~|~|-|e--
B[-cAuS3 |\/|Y Fa~|~he/^ |_!ve|) hi5 $o(_)l
l()vE is t#3 W|-|o|_E 4nd |\/|Ore t#@|\| A|_/_
the demonweb

my father moved through dooms of love
