since feeling is first

itisatmomentsafterihavedreamed asked: Can you post it is at moments after i have dreamed? Also, love your tumblr :) one of the reasons I (finally) joined.

Goodness, thank you! that’s one of my favorites, too. Coming right up.

Anonymous asked: Most popular ee Cummings poem

Probably “i carry your heart”. Just a guess.

i will wade out
                        till my thighs are steeped in burning flowers
I will take the sun in my mouth
and leap into the ripe air
                                       Alive
                                                 with closed eyes
to dash against darkness
                                       in the sleeping curves of my body
Shall enter fingers of smooth mastery
with chasteness of sea-girls
                                            Will i complete the mystery
                                            of my flesh
I will rise
               After a thousand years
lipping
flowers
             And set my teeth in the silver of the moon

—e.e. cummings

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eecummingspoetry asked: I'm also an E.E. Cummings enthusiast and think the idea of a tumblr for him is just great. I've started my own and would love to have support of your followers as well now that you're taking a bit of a break from posting! Figure there's enough e.e. love to go around :)

Alright, tumblrs, have at it!

A Note to All:

As I’m sure you’ve noticed, I don’t often post to this tumblr anymore. It’s for no one reason in particular; there are many more poems out there, but from my end, the posting has more or less run its course. This isn’t a final end to the tumblr, though. I’ll be around. Please continue to stop by - I always love to hear how much other people appreciate ee cummings - and I’m sure I will post things every once in a while as they come across my dash.

Thanks!

deliveringdaisies-deactivated20 asked: since feeling is first is my favorite too :)

:-)

hellowmellow asked: I cannot believe I haven't found this before.
Thank you thank you.
He's my absolute favorite

You’re quite welcome. :-)

let it go – the
smashed word broken
open vow or
the oath cracked length
wise – let it go it
was sworn to
go

let them go – the
truthful liars and
the false fair friends
and the boths and
neithers – you must let them go they
were born
to go

let all go – the
big small middling
tall bigger really
the biggest and all
things – let all go
dear

so comes love

— e.e. cummings

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Anonymous asked: hello!

do you know if this poem is really cummings'?

"may I be I is the only prayer—
not may I be great or good
or beautiful or wise or strong."

i read it on the internet, but can't find it in any of his books nor the "poem hunter" website =(

thank you so much!
mari (my email is mnoffs@gmail.com, in case you dont want to answer here)

I couldn’t figure this out either (surprise, I’m not actually an ee cummings guru! just a big fan). Does anyone know? Email her!