my father moved through dooms of love

by E. E. Cummings

              34

mY fa+|-|3r mo\/3c| T|-|roUgH [>0om5 0ph L0V3
th/~()UgH samE5 ()ph a|\/| ~|~hr0(_)GH |-|@\/3s 0f GiV3,
$inging eaCH MoRNiNg ()UT ()ph e@[H /vIg#T
MY Fa~|~her m()V3d t#/~0|_|9H c|eP~|~Hs oph h319ht

tHi$ |\/|oTi0/v|_es5 foRg3TF|_|L \\/#eR[-
TU/~|\|3D aT #1s gl4nc[- to $|-|i/ving |-|[-RE;
+ha+ 1ph($o +!|\/|ic| a!/~ 1s /=iR|v|)
|_|nDeR h1S [-y3$ woU|_[> S~|~IR @/vD squ1rm

|\|EWl`/ 45 /=ro|\/| u/vBurI[-d WH![#
F|_oaTS ~|~h3 fIrst wHo,#is apRIl To|_|[h
|)r()V3 $lEEpinG SE|_\/eS T() S|/\|aR|v| ~|~Hei/~ FA~|~3$
\\/ok[- D/^E4mErs ~|~o +heI/^ gh0$~|~Ly rO()+s

aNd s#o(_)|_d 5()|\/|[- \\/|-|v/ C0m/>|_3+3l`/ W33/>
my /=a~|~h[-R'5 fi|\|gERs br()|_|gh~|~ hER S/_[-E/O:
\/AInly |\|() $MalLEsT \/o1cE Mi9#t [Ry
fOR He [o|_|l[> phe3l t|-|e |v|ouN+@1|\|s g/~o|/\|.

lifting tH3 VAL/_3yS ()f th[- s3a
M`/ phA+h3/~ |v|0v3|) t#Ro(_)G# gr!Ef$ of jO`/;
PraiSiNG @ f0rEhe@D (Al/_[-|) th[- MO0n
51/vg1/v9 [>e$i/^E inT0 bEG1|\|

_/oy wAS h1s so/vG aND _/ov/ $0 /OU/~E
4 #[-a/^+ o/= $~|~@/^ |3`/ HI|\/| [O(_)|_[> S+eer
@N|) pUr[- sO |\|0w a/vd n0|/\| $0 Y[-S
tH3 wrI$Ts 0f +\\/il1G|-|+ \\/()|_|L[> reJ0IcE

|<een @$ mIDs|_||v||\/|E/^'5 k[-3/v 83`/()/vD
[o|\|(eiV1/vg |v|in|) ()/= SUn wIll S~|~Anc|,
5O stRICt/_y(o\/eR u~|~|\/|()s~|~ HIm
so |-||_|Gely) sToO|) |v|v/ F4~|~|-|er'S dre4m

|-|i$ fL3s# W@$ phl3s# |-|Is |3lood Wa$ b|_00|):
no |-|(_)/vGRY mA/v b(_)t wI$Hec| h1|v| /=()Od;
|\|o [RiPp|_e Wo(_)lDn'+ [r33P ()/v3 |v|!|_E
U/>|-|il|_ TO onlY SeE HiM smIL3.

$[()RN1/vg THe p()Mp o/= |v|(_)St an[> S|-|@ll
|v|`/ /=At|-|3/~ |v|Ov3d t#roUgh d()omS ()ph fe3/_;
#is 4|\|9Er wA5 @s riGhT @$ r@IN
hI5 />!tv/ |/\|4s 4S 9r3[-|\| aS g/~4iN

Se/OtE|v|ber!ng @/~ms ()f y3@r 3xT3N|)
`/[-s h|_||\/||3/_v/ |/\|3aLTH +o /=0[- @n|) FrI[-nd
+|-|an he +0 /=0()l1sh a/v[> +0 \\/1$e
offEr3D I|\/||\/|e@s|_|Ra8lE IS

/>Rou|)lY 4|\|D(|3y ()[+()b3/~inG F|_a|v|3
BeCk()N[-|))@S ear+|-| W1/_/_ dOw/vw@rD cLimb,
$o n@|<Ec| F0/^ !MmoR~|~al wo/^k
|-|1s $houl|)ers Ma/^ch3d Ag41n$t tH3 dark

h!s $oRr0W w4$ as tR|_|3 4s 8RE4d:
n0 /_Iar |_0o|<[-c| #im i/v +H3 h3@[>;
!f ev3/~y ph/~13n[> b3CAmE h15 fO3
#e'd LaUgh 4/vd BuiLD 4 \\/()r/_d |/\|!~|~h $n()|/\|.

|v|v/ f4Th3R |\/|oVec| th/^oU9h ~|~|-|e`/s of w3,
$1NgI/vg each |\|e\\/ l34f ouT ()/= ea[h TR3e
(an|) E\/[-/^y (hi/_d Wa$ sUr[- ~|~|-|at Spr!nG
|)A/v[3D WhEN s|-|3 h3ARd |v|y /=4t#3R $iN9)

t#en |_e~|~ |v|3N Ki/_l |/\|#i[# C4n/vo~|~ Share,
l3+ 8Lo0c| a/v|) ph/_Es|-| |3e |v|u[> aNd |v|i/~3,
$CHEMI/v9 !mAG1|\|3,Pa$$IO/v wi|_Led,
Fr3[-|)()M 4 [>/~Ug t#A~|~'S 8o(_)9Ht and S0l[>

giV1/v9 +() $T3@|_ @n|) (r(_)[-/_ K1Nd,
4 #eArt to F3aR,t() doub+ a MIn[>,
+o |)I/=ph3/^ A c|1$Ea$E of sA|\/|e,
[()Npho/~M +#3 pi/vnAclE 0ph @m

~|~h0u9h D|_|Ll \\/3r3 A/_l w[- +A5Te AS b/~igh~|~,
bI~|~ter 4l/_ utTe/~|_Y +|-|ing5 s|/\|3[-~|~,
m4ggOty mI/v(_)s a/v[> D(_)mb d3aTh
4l|_ |/\|3 in#3rI~|~,4l|_ |3Equ3At|-|

@n|) n0thIng qui~|~[- sO L3as+ A$ t/~uth
--i sA`/ t#o(_)9# |-|aT3 w3/^[- \\/Hy m3/v Br[-At|-|3--
b3c4Use |v|v/ pha+h3r /_!\/ED hi$ $()u|_
loVe iS ~|~He w#()|_3 AN|) m0/~E T#a|\| @ll