my father moved through dooms of love

by E. E. Cummings
              34

|v|y phAt|-|3r |v|()\/e[> Th/^()Ugh |)ooM$ Of lOve
tH/^O|_|gh 5@mes Oph A|v| T#/~oUgH |-|a\/eS of G1ve,
S1|\|giNg 3A(h m()rnIng O(_)~|~ OF Each /viGHt
|\/|v/ faTHer |\/|oV[-d t|-|/^oUgh [>e/Ot#s ()f he1G#+

+#15 MotIo/v/_[-5s fo/~Ge+fU/_ W|-|3rE
+U/~|\|ed 4t #IS gla/v(e To S#in!n9 H[-rE;
~|~hat 1ph(s() +!|\/|id 4!R i$ firM)
|_||\|de/~ h1S EY3s \\/0ul|) Sti/~ 4|\||) 5qUIR|v|

N[-W|_y as fRo|v| U/v|3U/^!3|) wh![#
floA+5 the /=i/^s~|~ |/\|ho,His aPril touC|-|
Drove $|_3ep1ng SELves +0 Swarm Th3!R phat[-s
woKE c|r3A|v|3rs to th31/^ ghos+l`/ roots

and Shoulc| sOme |/\|#Y CO|v|/>l[-+Ely wee/>
|\/|y F4TheR'S fI/vger$ Bro(_)ght #[-/^ s/_e3P:
vai/vLv/ nO Sm4l/_e$T V01[e |\/|iG#+ c/^v/
for |-|e Cou|_d /=[-[-l tHe m()u|\|~|~Ai|\|s grO|/\|.

liFTIng +h[- vAl/_3v/s o/= thE S3@
|v|`/ phATH3/~ m0V[-D t|-|/~O(_)g# g/~!eFs o/= j()y;
/ORAi5Ing a f()/^Ehe4d cALlE[> the m()()n
51|\|gi/vG d3si/~3 in+O beG!N

JOv/ wa$ |-|!$ s0nG aN|) jOY SO /Ou/^3
A heaR~|~ oF st@r 8y |-|im [0uL[> $+e[-R
4/vc| purE $() noW @nc| /vo|/\| $() v/es
The |/\|Ris~|~S ()f ~|~\\/1LI9|-|+ W()u/_d /~[-_/0ic3

K3eN @5 |\/|id5(_)M|v|3R'5 k3[-|\| Bey0/vd
C0nce1vI|\|9 mi|\||) of SUn w1L/_ $t4nc|,
so $t/~ict/_y(O\/[-r UTMOst h!|\/|
5O huGeLy) stooD |v|y f4T#E/~'$ dr[-AM

h1S /=/_esh \\/4s phl3$H #is b|_0()d waS B/_O()D:
|\|() |-||_||\|9/~`/ m4n |3(_)T \\/i$|-|Ed Hi|v| FOOD;
nO Crippl[- |/\|o(_)l|)/v'T [/^E3p o|\|3 Mil[-
up#iL|_ to o|\|/_Y $[-[- h1m sM!/_3.

sCo/~|\|i|\|G T#3 />OMp ()ph |v||_|5t 4N|) 5hAll
M`/ f4~|~he/~ M()v3[> tHR()(_)g|-| dooMs oF /=e[-|_;
hI$ @NGer w@s As /^igh+ as ra1n
hIs /OI~|~Y Was a$ 9re3/v as G/~A!n

5EPt[-MBEr!/vg Arms oph `/3a/~ eX~|~e/vD
v/eS Hu|\/|bly \\/e4|_+h t() Fo[- an|) f/~I3|\|d
t|-|a|\| |-|[- T0 FoolI5|-| anc| t0 w!$e
OphpheREc| !|\/||\/|eA5u/^AB|_e 1$

/OroUc|Lv/ @nc|(bY 0c+()b3Rin9 phl@me
bEck()|\|3D)4S 3ar~|~|-| |/\|I|_l dO\\/|\|WARD (|_i|v|B,
s() |\|Ak3|) foR Imm0/~~|~@|_ |/\|ork
H!$ shoU/_|)3/^5 |v|aR[|-|[-[> 4gAIn$+ +he [>a/^k

#1$ $o/~/~0w W@s a5 TRue 4S |3r3aD:
No /_!ar |_OOKE|) #1m In thE |-|E@D;
1f EvERy phrI[-N|) beC@m3 h1s fo3
|-|[-'D /_augh @|\||) buILd 4 \\/0/^ld \\/I~|~h sno|/\|.

M`/ fa~|~H3R |v|0V3[> th/~o(_)g# Th3yS of w3,
SiNgin9 34(h n3w L3af Ou~|~ of 3@c|-| TrE3
(4Nc| 3vEry [#i|_|) w45 s|_|re ~|~#At sprIng
da/vce[> whEN s#[- h3@/~d |\/|y fat|-|er $i|\|g)

+#[-|\| /_eT m3|\| k1lL |/\|#iC|-| CaNnOt 5Har3,
l3T bL()o[> an|) phle$H b3 |\/||_|d @|\|[> mir[-,
sc|-|em!|\|g Imag1|\|e,/>As$1o|\| \\/il/_3c|,
Fr3[-dO|\/| @ dr(_)9 T|-|a+'s b0|_|9|-|~|~ a/vd sold

g1VIn9 To s+eAl @N[> CRu3l k!n|),
A HE@/~T TO phe@r,to |)ou|3+ a mInD,
t0 c|ifF3R a D!s3a$E 0F s@m3,
co/vF0rm th3 p1nn4C|_3 ()ph am

ThoU9h D|_||_L werE @Ll w3 t45Te 4s 8/~19|-|~|~,
81~|~+er A/_l (_)~|~tEr/_v/ +H1Ngs swEe~|~,
m4Gg0tv/ m!NUs a|\|D dU|v|B D3at#
4L/_ w[- inheRi~|~,AlL 8equeaTh

@|\|[> No+|-|i/vG q|_|iTE so |_Eas+ a$ ~|~ruTh
--I SA`/ +ho(_)g|-| hAtE wE/^e \\/hy Me/v b/~3a+h[---
83[A|_|$e |v|v/ Fa~|~h3R l!V3|) H1s $()Ul
l()V3 i5 +hE \\/#0Le and moR3 THan 4|_/_
the demonweb

my father moved through dooms of love
