Thursday, March 29, 2007

if everything happens that can't be done

In the middle of packing up stuff to move to our new place (more about this coming soon), I found a program from our wedding way back in 2003, when Maddie was around but Margaret was just a gleam in her mom's eye. And I remembered how much I liked one of the readings (which poor Joe S. had to read):

if everything happens that can't be done
by e.e. cummings

if everything happens that can't be
done
(and anything's righter
than books
could plan)
the stupidest teacher will almost guess
(with a run
skip
around we go yes)
there's nothing as something as one

one hasn't a why or because or
although
(and buds know better
than books
don't grow)
one's anything old being everything
new
(with a what
which
around we go who)
one's everyanything so

so world is a leaf is a tree is a bough
(and birds sing sweeter
than books
tell how)
so here is away and so your is a my
(with a down
up
around again fly)
forever was never till now

now i love you and you love me
(and books are shutter
than books
can be)
and deep in the high that does nothing
but fall
(with a shout
each
around we go all)
there's somebody calling who's we

we're everything brighter than even the
sun
(we're everything greater
than books
might mean)
we're everyanything more than believe
(with a spin
leap
alive we're alive)
we're wonderful one times one

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Mark, every time I read this I see more. Love.