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e. e. cummingsmy sweet old etcetera aunt lucy during the recent
war could and what is more did tell you just what everybody was fighting
for, my sister
isabel created hundreds (and hundreds) of socks not to mention shirts fleaproof earwarmers
etcetera wristers etcetera, my mother hoped that i would die etcetera bravely of course my father used to become hoarse talking about how it was a privilege and if only he could meanwhile my
self etcetera lay quietly in the deep mud et cetera
(dreaming etcetera, of your smile eyes knees and of your etcetera)
-e e cummings (my sweet old etcetera)
Edward Estlin Cummings. 1894 - 1962. American poet, known for the eccentricity of his typography and punctuation, employed in order to indicate the rhythm of the poem immediately to the eye of the reader. His work consists of love poems, often treated in a romantic and even sentimental manner, humorous character sketches, and bitter satires on the foibles and institutions of his time.
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