one's not half two. It's two are halves of one: - A poem by e.e. cummings

e.e. cummings - one's not half two. It's two are halves of one:

one's not half two.  It's two are halves of one:
which halves reintegrating,shall occur
no death and any quantity;but than
all numerable mosts the actual more

minds ignorant of stern miraculous
this every truth-beware of heartless them
(given the scalpel,they dissect a kiss;
or,sold the reason,they undream a dream)

one is the song which fiends and angels sing:
all murdering lies by mortals told make two.
Let liars wilt,repaying life they're loaned;
we(by a gift called dying born)must grow

deep in dark least ourselves remembering
love only rides his year.
                           All lose,whole find

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Poet: e.e. cummings (e.e. cummings Art) Poem: one's not half two. It's two are halves of one: Poem of the Day: Dec 13 2004 Comment 3 of 3, added on February 10th, 2009 at 11:31 AM. I always thought the line: "all murdering lies by mortals told make two." Its the idea of the biblical "be fruitful and multiply" Those who aren't procreating are wasting their love and essentially murdering that potential. A child is also made from two halves. I'm not a proponent of everyone having kids by any means. I respect everyone's choice to do what they please but I think the poem's message is so lovely. Allison from United States Comment 2 of 3, added on November 4th, 2005 at 2:02 PM. "one's not half two. It's two are halves of one:" the rest of the poem is quite difficult as the construction of English is twisted into knots to capture truths and holding with the knots ... but like the bowknots of shoestrings, when each end is carefully pulled ~ ! comes undone! thus releasing: both loving relationship and freedoms everySharing. ... "one is the song which fiends and angels sing:" ... "all murdering lies by mortals told make two."" the first line still stands elegantly naked and says it best: "one's not half two. It's two are halves of one" my own comment: which in one((each,the other thus ~embraces encompassing every thing: shared becomes @@ ! thus becoming: is ................. TomM [[intelligent dialogue and questions concerning the love of ee cummings are welcomed]] TomM from United States Comment 1 of 3, added on November 8th, 2004 at 3:54 AM. This is one of the first poems of e.e. cummings that I read. I had a hard time understanding a lot of it, but the first line expressed my sense of the sort of relationship I wanted to have with my life partner. When I met my wife many years later, we both felt that this line most beautifully expressed our joy at finding one another and how we wanted to be with each other. Now 36 years later, it remains a marvellous expression of how we feel about each other. Richard Maguire from Australia More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, one's not half two. It's two are halves of one:, has received 3 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: one's not half two. It's two are halves of one: Last read: Nov 21 2009, 3:07AM Poem of the Day: Dec 13 2004 Viewed 18668 times. Added on November 8th, 2004 at 3:54 AM.

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