i sing of Olaf glad and big

by E. E. Cummings

         x><x

I 5I/vg 0ph ol4f gLAd 4N[> big
|/\|Ho$e w@/~M3st |-|ea/^t r3[Oi|_eD a+ WAR:
a coNsc1e|\|T1ous 0b_/eC~|~-0r

hi$ \\/Ell8elové[> (()L()n3l(~|~/~1g
|/\|e5tp0Int[-r M0sT sU[Cinc~|~lY |3re|))
ToOk eRRInG OlAf sooN 1N |-|4|\|d;
buT--+#oUgh @/v ho5~|~ OF 0\/e/~J()`/[-c|
/v0n[0|v|s(F!/~5t |<n0cKi/vg oN th3 #e4D
#i|v|)c|O thr0(_)9|-| Icv/ W4Ters /^oll
t#a+ H3lp|_es$/vEs$ |/\|hi(|-| Ot|-|er5 stROKe
w!T|-| |3/^u$hE$ r3c3Nt/_v/ empL0yeD
4nen~|~ t#!S |v|Uc|[>`/ ~|~O1le+8owl,
wH!l3 kI/vc|/^ed in+3Llects 3vok3
4lleg!Anc3 PEr blu|\|t ins~|~ru|\/|e/v~|~$--
o|_4f(b3iNg ~|~O @/_l i|\|ten~|~s
@ (oRps3 And |/\|4NTIng @n`/ r4g
|_|P0n wH4t goc| uN~|~O him gav3)
/~3$/O0NDs,W!Th()|_|t ge+~|~!/vg aN/v()v/3D
"i |/\|1l|_ nO~|~ |<iSs y0Ur phuckI/v9 f/_@g"

sTraig#~|~W@`/ ~|~H3 sILV3/~ bird L()Oked 9/~a\/e
(|)Ep@rTing hUR/^i3D/_`/ ~|~0 sh@V3)

bu~|~--t#0U9h 4L/_ k!n|)s 0/= OF/=1c3/^$
(a v/3@/~|\|!Ng N@+ioN's b/_u[-Ev/[-D pric|3)
+h31r /Oa$$IV3 />/^Ey DI|) |<i(K 4|\|d Curse
untIL F0r wE4/^ thE1r C|_4rion
v0I[35 aND BO()~|~5 We/^e mU(h ~|~H3 |/\|0/~5e,
an[> 39g3|) th[- phi/~5+[|_@sspr1\/A+[-s 0|\|
#!S /^e[tum wicK[-|)ly ~|~O Te45E
8Y m3A|\|s OF S|<i/_Fu/_lY a/Op/_!3[>
B@v/()n[-+5 rOAS+[-|) ho~|~ w1t|-| Hea~|~--
()LAph(U/OoN w#@T \\/ERE o/vC[- kn[-3S)
[>oe$ a|_|v|os+ [e453L3s5l`/ r[-/OE4~|~
"T|-|E/~e iS $0me 5HIt i |/\|!|_L NoT 3@t"

0u/^ />Res!c|3nT,|3ei/v9 oF \\/|-|1Ch
As$[-/^T1()ns |)u|_`/ |\|o+iF!Ed
~|~H/^eW Th[- Y3L|_o|/\|sOn0faBiTCH
into A c|UNG3o|\|,w#[-RE #3 |)!3c|

(h/^i$+(()F #is ME/^[v/ In/=!NIte)
! pRaY ~|~() 53e;And oLAf,t()o

pr[-P0nd[-ra+I/v9Lv/ |33ca|_|se
|_|nless S~|~A+iS+I($ lIE |-|3 |/\|as
|v|o/~3 |3rAV3 than me:moRe 8|_()|\|c| +#@n yO(_).