So I found a random secret thing from the past today. A poem from my high school English class. It was this E.E. Cummings poem that I liked so much I've kept it for 8 years. EIGHT years! I don't keep ANYTHING that long! I've barely had Larry for that long... (OK, he's slightly older than the poem...) SO I was laughing at myself for having it for o long and then I realized I still really like it. I'm NOT one for poetry. There's barely any I like. But this one had me thinking. SO I looked up the poet dude, E. E. Cummings, and guess what?! His poetry rocks! It's all weird and about sex stuff and can you BELIEVE we only studied ONE of his poems in that class? I mean, with stuff like that shouldn't we have looked a little deeper into the dude's life? What was wrong with that teacher.... Anyway, here is the poem I kept. Check out more of his stuff, it's brilliant and sexy.
anyone lived in a pretty how town by E. E. Cummings
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