by broken on February 11th, 2007

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What is your favorite poem by e.e. cummings?

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  • by The Fool on September 29th, 2008

    The Fool

    anyone lived in a pretty how town
    (with up so floating many bells down)
    spring summer autumn winter
    he sang his didn't he danced his did

    Women and men(both little and small)
    cared for anyone not at all
    they sowed their isn't they reaped their same
    sun moon stars rain

    children guessed(but only a few
    and down they forgot as up they grew
    autumn winter spring summer)
    that noone loved him more by more

    when by now and tree by leaf
    she laughed his joy she cried his grief
    bird by snow and stir by still
    anyone's any was all to her

    someones married their everyones
    laughed their cryings and did their dance
    (sleep wake hope and then)they
    said their nevers they slept their dream

    stars rain sun moon
    (and only the snow can begin to explain
    how children are apt to forget to remember
    with up so floating many bells down)

    one day anyone died i guess
    (and noone stooped to kiss his face)
    busy folk buried them side by side
    little by little and was by was

    all by all and deep by deep
    and more by more they dream their sleep
    noone and anyone earth by april
    wish by spirit and if by yes.

    Women and men(both dong and ding)
    summer autumn winter spring
    reaped their sowing and went their came
    sun moon stars rain

    My fiance used to recite this to me all the time. Before he committed suicide he had recorded it on an mp3 recording for me. I used the line for his memorial plague "She laughed his joy, she cried his grief"

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  • by hijklmno on February 12th, 2007

    hijklmno

    in Just- (it's so sinister... that goat footed balloonman. Eek.)

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  • by Basil_Fawlty on October 8th, 2009

    Basil_Fawlty

    There are so many wonderful cummings poems that I don't know where to begin. Two in his first collection, "Tulips and Chimneys," have first lines that I can't get out of my head (and don't want to):

    the bigness of cannon
    is skilful,

    and:

    beyond the brittle towns asleep

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  • by Russell_C5205 on January 30th, 2012

    Russell_C5205

    she burns

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