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Sunday, August 07, 2005

anyone lived in a pretty how town

I was inspired to begin this website while enjoying a blog from far away. Thank you Fezoca! http://blog.fezocaonline.com/index.html

I've always loved e.e. cummings too. The first time I heard this poem was many years ago while watching the movie Prince of Tides. In the movie it is read aloud to a woman in a hospital bed who recently survived a suicide attempt.

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


E.E. Cummings

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

That scene in one of my favorite movies was especially poignant and reminds me of our experiences with Ludi at the hospital, Jean and I by her side while Donna sang or read from the Bible.

Mom