understanding
now i understand e e cummings the lack of punctuation
the tweespacing and conjoined words
asiftheprocess
of thought came so fast
there was no space—or effort—
To go
back half a line
or have his tears
washoutthewords
splashed onto the page in some
fashion that only he could discern
put words wherever they fit
or not
and to hell with iamb or pentameter
i understand now
his process of creation he was a greatpoet
and a lousy typist
Ray Penny