it may not always be so - A poem by e.e. cummings

e.e. cummings - it may not always be so

it may not always be so;and i say
that if your lips,which i have loved,should touch
another's,and your dear strong fingers clutch
his heart,as mine in time not far away;
if on another's face your sweet hair lay
in such a silence as i know,or such
great writhing words as,uttering overmuch,
stand helplessly before the spirit at bay;

if this should be,i say if this should be-
you of my heart,send me a little word;
that i may go unto him,and take his hands,
saying,Accept all happiness from me.
Then shall i turn my face,and hear one bird
sing terribly afar in the lost lands.

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Poet: e.e. cummings Poem: it may not always be so Comment 17 of 17, added on May 13th, 2008 at 6:21 PM. this is such a beutiful poem. my english teacher gave it to the class. i love it. will from United States Comment 16 of 17, added on April 6th, 2008 at 5:50 AM. This is one of the all-time greats in love poetry. We all have an experience like this; a time when a loved one leaves us for another- or perhaps even the sense of slowly losing them from your life. As they drain away inevitably like sand in your fists; the tighter you clutch at the last few vestiges of how it used to be, how it could be- but how many of us can truly say that like Cummings, we have been willing to give up the love of our life, 'all happiness', for the sake of another's, without any resentment? Perhaps this is what love ought to be like, and may yet prove to be, for us all. We can only hope. Sly from Australia Comment 15 of 17, added on April 14th, 2007 at 8:06 PM. i had once touched your lips...and i had wished u ll be happy forever...do u remember how i broke then everything in pieces and watched u go...did u see me turning my face and hearing that bird sing terribly afar in the lost lands? All my love my friend wherever u r... vasilis from Greece More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, it may not always be so, has received 17 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by e.e. cummings with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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