my father moved through dooms of love

by E. E. Cummings
              34

mY f4~|~HER |v|0V[-c| +hRoUG# c|OOmS O/= /_0\/[-
t#/^ou9# SA|v|e5 oph @M t|-|R0Ug# h@vEs of gIvE,
S!NgI/vg 3@ch m()/~Ni/vg ()|_|t oF 3a(h N1g#+
my faTHeR m()ved ~|~hrO|_|g|-| |)e/Oths oph hE!gh+

~|~HiS |\/|()tion/_Ess Fo/^ge~|~ph(_)l |/\||-|e/~3
tur|\|Ed at |-|!S glaNce tO 5HIN!/vg #eRe;
~|~|-|at If(sO T1|v|!d AIR Is ph!rM)
u/v|)[-/^ Hi5 3Y35 wo(_)l|) sT!r a|\||) 5qUirm

N3|/\|ly @5 fROm un|3URIed \\/hich
/=|_oAtS th[- phI/~ST w|-|0,#!5 A/>rI/_ to|_|[H
D/~OV3 $LeepinG s3LvES +O s|/\|arM ~|~|-|[-ir F4t3S
wOK3 DR3A|\/|[-/~s t0 th31R GHo$t/_v/ /^OOts

aN[> s|-|oul|) So|v|3 |/\|hy C0mP/_3tE|_y weE/O
my fat#e/^'5 /=i|\|GerS |3rOUGht #er $l3e/O:
\/Ainlv/ nO 5ma/_lesT voi[e |v|igh+ (ry
/=or #3 [0Uld f[-el +h[- m0|_|ntA!n$ groW.

|_ifT!NG Th3 vAlLey$ of t#[- $e4
|\/|y f@TH3/~ MOVed ~|~hr0UGh 9/^!efs of Joy;
p/^@!si|\|g a fO/^e#e@c| [@llED TH3 mO0N
sIng1/vg desir3 into |3Eg!n

_/()Y WaS hIs SOng AND J()`/ 5() pu/~e
4 |-|[-4rt ()/= s+ar |3`/ h!M C()|_|/_|) $TEe/^
4/vd pUr3 so n()W anc| /v0w sO `/Es
tHe |/\|/^!5tS of tw1/_IG#T \\/ou|_d r3JoICe

K3[-n as MI[>sU|v||\/|e/^'s |<[-[-|\| 8ey0nc|
co|\|[e!vi/vg m1nd 0ph sun wI|_|_ STANc|,
$() s~|~RicT|_y(0ve/~ uT|v|()s+ H!M
$0 h|_|geLy) $t0o|) my /=@+|-|er'S c|/^EAm

h!s F/_e$# was ph|_[-5H #!$ b/_()0c| Wa5 8/_o0[>:
N0 h|_|n9ry Ma/v |3(_)T wish3d h1M fO0d;
n() [Rippl[- |/\|()U/_c|n't [re[-p 0|\|e |\/|1|_e
|_|ph!l/_ T() Onlv/ 5[-e him 5MI/_3.

5(o/~N1|\|G +#3 poMp 0f |v||_|5+ 4/vD 5#4Ll
MY /=4Th3/~ m0ve|) tHro(_)G|-| [>o0ms o/= f3e|_;
|-|!s 4n93R wAs a$ /^!9H+ aS R@1n
hIs Pi+`/ |/\|As @s Gr33n @S Grai|\|

s3/O+[-mbeR!NG @/^m5 0F v/[-ar [-><t3|\|[>
v/es H|_|mbl`/ \\/3@l~|~H To f()e and /=/~IeNd
~|~#@n |-|[- to /=o()/_!S# and t0 WisE
OphF3r3|) I|v|m3as|_|/^abl[- Is

prou[>ly and(8y ()C+O|3eri/v9 /=/_ame
becko/ve[>)as [-a/~~|~h wi/_/_ |)oWnwa/^d C|_imb,
sO |\|a|<3d fo/~ 1mmO/^+A|_ Wo/^K
#iS s#Ou|_D3RS March3d AgaInsT thE c|A/~|<

hiS sorroW was @S ~|~Ru[- as b/~[-@|):
|\|O LiA/^ l0ok3c| H1|\/| 1|\| ~|~#[- h34d;
!f 3\/3ry fr1[-Nd |3e(@m3 #!s fo3
|-|e'D l@|_|9H A|\|D B|_|I/_[> 4 WOrl[> wIt|-| Sn()W.

|v|y Fa~|~|-|3/~ M()VE[> ~|~hrO|_|g# ~|~|-|3v/S o/= w3,
$iNGiNg 3@ch |\|3\\/ l34f O|_|+ of 3@Ch tre3
(@nd ev[-/^v/ ch!|_|) |/\|4s sure t#@T $P/~!/vg
dA/vcec| |/\|h3n S#e |-|[-@/~|) mY /=a~|~|-|E/^ s!/vg)

+he/v |_e~|~ Me/v ki/_l |/\|H!ch CaNnot shaRe,
l3T |3l()oD An[> /=/_[-s# b[- |\/|ud @/v[> |\/|1r3,
sC|-|3mi/vG i|v|a9i|\|3,PasSion wi/_Led,
/=/~e3do|v| 4 Dr(_)g That's b()UGh~|~ A/vd S0l|)

g1v!/vg ~|~0 SteAL a/vd (RUEL ki/v[>,
a h3a/^T tO fEar,~|~O [>oub+ a |v|i|\|[>,
to dI/=FE/~ 4 d!5ea5E o/= s@m3,
(o|\|For|\/| The PiNn4[l[- of @M

+h0ugh du|_l w[-re a|_l we taSte As b/^!G#t,
Bit~|~3/^ ALl u~|~terLy thinG5 s\\/eeT,
|\/|A99OtY Minus 4nd |)(_)m|3 D3@th
aL/_ w[- i/v#[-/~i+,a|_l b3q|_|EaT#

aND No+|-|Ing Q(_)i~|~e s() |_eas+ 45 Tru~|~#
--I sAy t#()(_)gh #4~|~e |/\|[-r[- Why m3n breA+he--
|33cA(_)$3 my phA+he/~ lIv[-D h15 sOu|_
LO\/E !s ~|~he Wh0L3 4/v[> more than @l/_
the demonweb

my father moved through dooms of love
