Saturday, September 6, 2008

E.E Cummings, and my (irrational?) fears

"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"


AH OMG IM GONNA GROW UP TO BE LIKE SOMEONES AND EVERYONES!!! Unwilling as i may be, to survive in society one has to conform and be self centred!

AHH HELP!!! -fears for her future.

Scaryscaryscary poem!!!
 Okay im done panicking. But this poem is so sad!
And so realistic its scary. –shudders.
The nomenclature really struck a nerve. someones and everyones is so
generic,and totally could apply to EVERYBODY. SO SCARY!

The protagonists anyone and noone are more individualistic,
but their name suggests that such people are so rare they’re like ONE in many,
or NONE of them exists! Eurghhhh im gona die like
someones and everyones, unfulfilled. :’(((

2 comments:

elle and ry said...

I have that freaking poem in my com! :D I like ee cummings

sheryan said...

hahaha OMG that poem is so scary!! i like him too, but sometimes his inverted syntax is so confusing!