help(less)

Just felt like reposting for my "new" friends... Old friends can read too if you'd like

i fe(he)el    so ( lp

           less)           

in

a world of 

turmo &

                  il gr (ief

but

(i pray)              f

 o

   r

lo (&)                      i feel  atease (ve)

(on)to (ly

b

  e

dis/ by  heart/ the  ened/

sounds

       of

guns!! (he) th (lp) e

 

 o

w  ld    by  h        h

  r e     c

l   a

ping e - ;

o

  t

    h

       e

  r.

Author's Note

another stab at e.e. cummings
written February 15, 1968
picture.. Brookgreen Gardens...Litchfield Beach, South Carolina (summer 2008)

Reviews

[Cherrie]

a very clever hedge of words

[Mockingbird]

this was an amazing trip through a maze of a poem. i've never read e.e. cummings but i'm sure your work parallels his. i enjoyed figuring it out. although it is about a serious subject. i agree that we should all help one another.

[AK]

Very nice! I loved the structure and beautiful wordings. The picture suits the poem. Keep writing!

[Ruth]

Allen..tnhis is so amazing! I am blown away once more...going to re-read...a fav for sure! xx

[Sukriti Suki]

This had me intrigued for a long time and am still working on it....very few works get me so interested. I am very impressed.

[Coyote Poetry]

You have great patience. I was forced in many poetry classes to write in many different styles. You did well with this poem. A excellent poem.
Coyote

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

now this is awesome....Allen i couldn't figure out in a million years how to do what you did....a great stab at e.e. cummings.

[Juliet]

Very creative write and fabulous read. I myself can never quite peg the e.e. cummings feel. You've done a good job and this is a great write.

[emmajoy]

There's a statue that knows how to move .. incredible, just have to see it one day! Whose, please?

Cummings influenced and influences poets day in day out, from sonnet writer to free form scribbers like myself! His work has a way of turning meter on its head and shaping everything written into discordant brilliance. You've done what few can do, reached into cummings 'skin and found your own style with his essential influence. Great, congratulations!

[Sunni Davis]

Amazing! I've tried to emulate e.e.cummings but it never turns out like yours does. The words are touching, the message is inspiring and the structure is creative. Very nicely done, my friend!