may my heart always be open to little... (19) - A poem by e.e. cummings

e.e. cummings - may my heart always be open to little... (19)

may my heart always be open to little
birds who are the secrets of living
whatever they sing is better than to know
and if men should not hear them men are old
   
may my mind stroll about hungry
and fearless and thirsty and supple
and even if it's sunday may i be wrong
for whenever men are right they are not young
   
and may myself do nothing usefully
and love yourself so more than truly
there's never been quite such a fool who could fail
pulling all the sky over him with one smile

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Poet: e.e. cummings (e.e. cummings Art) Poem: may my heart always be open to little... (19) Poem of the Day: Jul 11 2004 Comment 10 of 10, added on February 2nd, 2008 at 8:02 AM. davvero, anche per me, una delle mie poesie preferite..la gioia di viveree l'amore per la vita scorrono lievi nel sangue ogni volta che la leggo bravissimo cummings! lisa de stefani from Italy Comment 9 of 10, added on October 6th, 2007 at 3:33 PM. I first heard this poem while viewing the movie "In Her Shoes" WOW! how it touched my heart, my soul. I went to my computer and printed the poem returned to the room where I told my partner to close his eyes! I read the peom hoping to touch his heart, what success! Try it for yourself "Feel the love" Greg from United States Comment 8 of 10, added on April 8th, 2007 at 12:14 PM. cummings is my absolute favorite of all time, and this poem especially gets me. when he speaks of forever being open to little birds, he is synecdochically referring to every precious, minute treasures of life most people fail to hear or see. for these, he says, are the secrets of living. may his heart always be supple and bold enough to absorb and appreciate them and whatever findings spawn from that perception-- and even if it's Sunday may he be wrong because whenever men truly explore and experiment, it is inevitable that he may chance upon benign sin -- again, a mark of living. and you know what, the songs of little birds and those little birds themselves truly are the secrets of living.. if absorbed in the right mindset, when you stare at those little guys and watch them hop around so naively, so inquisitively -- if you watch them c0ck their little heads as they ask you who YOU are, and allow their healing song to infuse the encounter...you can find a clarity and a depth capable of illuminating your every emotion and breath. obviously brilliant..i don't think i need to say it. sky from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, may my heart always be open to little... (19), has received 10 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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Poet: e.e. cummings Poem: may my heart always be open to little... (19) Last read: Dec 15 2009, 2:03AM Poem of the Day: Jul 11 2004 Viewed 34835 times. Added on April 8th, 2007 at 12:14 PM.

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