Thread: e.e cummings

Originally Posted by Tiamat10

No matter how many times I read it, I still get chills.

This one is a favorite of mine as well. It was cummings that inspired much of my love for poetry - especially in its non-traditional forms.

I just picked up the 1,100 page collection of everything he ever did.
Amazing.
Here is one of his best:

may my heart always be open to little
birds who are the secrets of living
whatever they sing is better than to know
and if men should not hear them men are old

may my mind stroll about hungry
and fearless and thirsty and supple
and even if it's sunday may i be wrong
for whenever men are right they are not young

and may myself do nothing usefully
and love yourself so more than truly
there's never been quite such a fool who could fail
pulling all the sky over him with one smile

e e commings... one of the greatest. Semantic students go nuts interpreting those poems... hmmm comming's has written some very, very sexy poetry ineed...

she being Brand (by e e cummings)

she being Brand

-new;and you
know consequently a
little stiff i was
careful of her and(having

thoroughly oiled the universal
joint tested my gas felt of
her radiator made sure her springs were O.

K.)i went right to it flooded-the-carburetor cranked her

up,slipped the
clutch(and then somehow got into reverse she
kicked what
the hell)next
minute i was back in neutral tried and

again slo-wly;bare,ly nudg. ing(my

lev-er Right-
oh and her gears being in
A 1 shape passed
from low through
second-in-to-high like
greasedlightning)just as we turned the corner of Divinity

avenue i touched the accelerator and give

her the juice,good

(it

was the first ride and believe i we was
happy to see how nice she acted right up to
the last minute coming back down by the Public
Gardens i slammed on

the
internalexpanding
&
externalcontracting
brakes Bothatonce and

brought allofher tremB
-ling
to a:dead.

stand-
;Still)

Poem Taken from: http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/she-being-brand/

-in just, always and forever my favorite poem. the goat footed balloonman, oh boy!