i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart) i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go, my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing, my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate, my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world, my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you
here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart
i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)
ee cummings
I've posted this poem before, I guess. I like to revisit poems. Doesn't everyone?
June 26th is my daughter's birthday. This year was a really tough birthday. She turned 29. For some reason, it knocked me out. She was 19 last time I saw her. A kid. Now she is a full stop grown up. Who is she?
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4 comments:
Sorry Tree:(
I found your blog while surfing earlier this evening and appreciated the ee cummings poem. Are you aware the poem was the theme of a Shirley Maclain/Cameron Diaz movie, "In Her Shoes?" I love the movie because it reminds me of the relationship with my younger brother. I always cry (are guys allowed to cry at a chick flick?) thinking about how much I love my brother.
yes, I was aware of the McClaine/Diaz movie and its use of this great poem.
And yes, Ken, guys are allowed to cry at chick flicks, and also any time they want, guys are allowed to cry.
Actually, seeing the poem used in that mediocre movie reminded me that most of the people who work hard to create movies are erudite, creative types -- artists -- with a love of language. I sometimes forget that behind even really awful movies -- the movie you mentioned was not awful -- are well educated, intelligent, caring people and esp people who care about language, literature and poetry.
I would like to know what movie was it that played this poem?
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