Goodwood

Goodwood

Friday 1 March 2013

it may not always be so;and i say by e e cummings


it may not always be so;and i say
that if your lips,which i have loved,should touch
another's,and your dear strong fingers clutch
his heart,as mine in time not fara away;
if on another's face your sweet hair lay
in such a silence as i know,or such
great writhing words as,uttering overmuch,
stand helplessly before the spirit at bay;
if this should be,i say if this should be--
you of my heart,send me a little word;
that i may go unto him,and take his hands,
saying,Accept all happiness from me.
Then shall i turn my face,and hear one bird
sing terribly afar in the lost lands.

by
e.e. cummings

I love the layout of his poems, the way the structure breaks all the rules- Is it e. e. cummings way of protesting? Perhaps he wanted no letter to carry more weight than any other letter.

Apparently he did use capitals, as not all his poems follow this format.

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