{ e. e. cummings, my sweet old etcetera. }

[delga]

my sweet old etcetera
by e. e. cummings

my sweet old etcetera
aunt lucy during the recent

war could and what
is more did tell you just
what everybody was fighting

for,
my sister

isabel created hundreds
(and
hundreds)of socks not to
mention shirts fleaproof earwarmers

etcetera wristers etcetera, my
mother hoped that

i would die etcetera
bravely of course my father used
to become hoarse talking about how it was
a privilege and if only he
could meanwhile my

self etcetera lay quietly
in the deep mud et

cetera
(dreaming,
et
  cetera, of
Your smile
eyes knees and of your Etcetera)

 

Comments

[wliberation.livejournal.com]

This kind of makes me lol. Also, an interesting look into the psychology and realities of war.

[delgaserasca.livejournal.com]

Hee, me too! cummings is part-crazy, part-genius, like all the best of thems.

[twincy.livejournal.com]

I didn't know this one, but it is both touching and loltastic!

[delgaserasca.livejournal.com]

And cummings hits both scores quite often, lols.

[noorie.livejournal.com]

this is awesome etc.

[delgaserasca.livejournal.com]

Hee &c.

(lols, that could get old quickly...!)

[trascendenza]

Ooof! That sort of knocked me flat on my back. Such a perfect transition in tone, good god.

[delgaserasca.livejournal.com]

cummings has this way about his writing that can hit you square in the gut. So, so good.