DDCPoetry

Original poem reprinted online here: "[little tree]" by E. E. Cummings More information about the Poet:   E. E. Cummings Well this poem has a deeper meaning, but please, it's kind of weird...maybe because I'm looking at the poem based on sensory images.  In any case, the little tree refers to a Christmas tree; furthermore, the poem conforms to a quatrain pattern to be a little more predictable.  But not really.      little tree      little silent Christmas tree      you are so little      you are more like a flower So this stanza focuses on the visual aspect of the Christmas tree, and note how the size is the qualifier for the simile -- small (more) like a flower.  The focus seems like aesthetics:      who found you in the green forest      and were you very sorry to come away?      see         i will comfort you      because you...

Original poem reprinted online here: "O Sweet Spontaneous" by E.E. Cummings Originally read: October 14, 2013 More information about the Poet: E.E. Cummings My copy says the title of this poem is "5."  A mistake on my part. In any case, this poem works through innuendo; however, the relationship is between how certain people want to view, "O sweet spontaneous / earth" versus what the earth actually does. The first group of people, the ones that have, "the / doting / fingers" are of "prurient philosophers."  The alliteration of the line adds a sense of humor to the situation, and the idea that these philosophers are "purient" (having lustful or lascivious thoughts" brings a humorous dirty-old-man feel.      [...] pinched      and      poked      thee       , has the naughty thumb      of science prodded      thy                beauty N...

Original poem reprinted online here: "I carry your heart with me (i carry it in]" by E.E. Cummings Originally read: October 14, 2013 More information about the Poet: E.E. Cummings Syntax.  This is what the entire poem is based off of.  First though note that in this entire poem there is no other punctuation other than brackets or parenthesis.    Here's the thing as well.  With the title, the entire title is bracketed but there is an open parenthetical there as well.  For me, I take the brackets as more of a conceptual overview with the parenthetical being more of an emotional encapsulation opened up with the repetition of "carry" focusing more on the verb than the contents. Even though the content of the first stanza is pretty straight forward, the syntax pushes for something more:      i carry your heart with me(i carry it in      my heart)i am never without it(anywhere      i go you go,my dear;and whatever is d...