as freedom is a breakfastfood - A poem by e.e. cummings

e.e. cummings - as freedom is a breakfastfood

as freedom is a breakfastfood
or truth can live with right and wrong
or molehills are from mountains made
-long enough and just so long
will being pay the rent of seem
and genius please the talentgang
and water most encourage flame

as hatracks into peachtrees grow
or hopes dance best on bald men's hair
and every finger is a toe
and any courage is a fear
-long enough and just so long
will the impure think all things pure
and hornets wail by children stung

or as the seeing are the blind
and robins never welcome spring
nor flatfolk prove their world is round
nor dingsters die at break of dong
and common's rare and millstones float
-long enough and just so long
tomorrow will not be too late

worms are the words but joy's the voice
down shall go which and up come who
breasts will be breasts and thighs will be thighs
deeds cannot dream what dreams can do
-time is a tree (this life one leaf)
but love is the sky and i am for you
just so long and long enough

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Poet: e.e. cummings (e.e. cummings Art) Poem: as freedom is a breakfastfood Comment 9 of 9, added on April 4th, 2009 at 2:12 AM. Cummings never welcomed the original. He never created amazing poetry with the sparkle of the inventive and the crazy cool. Cummings never constructed a poem with borderline absurd statements that tickled the minds of readers, like, "hornets wail by children stung," and, "hopes dance best on bald man's hair." :) Layla Bilary from United States Comment 8 of 9, added on March 29th, 2006 at 11:18 AM. This is one of my favorite poems Sarah from United States Comment 7 of 9, added on January 5th, 2006 at 5:17 AM. Cummings is unarguably one of the most playful, inventive, original, idealistic poets to ever exist since the birth of poetry. Although some would say that in this particular piece, Cummings had simply expanded on the concept of loving hate and sweet sorrow. Where's the originality? But I think that his style and ideology in themselves are beyond extraordinary. Cummings had only borrowed a sprinkle of Will's oxymoron essence to put in this poetic recipe to create something truly and completely his own. I absolutely cannot get enough of this. Every single line is an aphrodisiac for me. 'long enough and just so long will being pay the rent of seem'; 'as hatracks into peachtrees grow'; 'down shall go which and up come who'; 'deeds cannot dream what dreams can do'... But ultimately, time is a tree this life one leaf but love is the sky and i am for you just so long and long enough Soph from Australia More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, as freedom is a breakfastfood, has received 9 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: as freedom is a breakfastfood Last read: Dec 26 2009, 9:08AM Viewed 28285 times. Added on January 5th, 2006 at 5:17 AM.

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