since feeling is first

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

since feeling is first

since feeling is first
who pays any attention
to the syntax of things
will never wholly kiss you;

wholly to be a fool
while Spring is in the world

my blood approves,
and kisses are a better fate
than wisdom
lady i swear by all flowers. Don't cry
- the best gesture of my brain is less than
your eyelids' flutter which says

we are for each other; then
laugh, leaning back in my arms
for life's not a paragraph

And death i think is no parenthesis

e. e. Cummings

     This poem is made simple structure and easy to read.  Each paragraph has different meaning, but it has his transition with each other paragraph. E. E. Cummings' poem "since feeling is first" is a poem which shows how emotions dictate people's actions.

     The poem implies that to follow one's heart is better than following one's mind. The poem states that it is better to be a fool, or to live by emotions while one is young. Emotion comes before thought. Cummings is creating a link between both words. Spring is a season in the year where everything starts to blossom and has always been related to youth.  The last line of the poem is showing that death is something that should not be ignored in life, and that thought is important even with the domination of feeling.

     Cummings enhances these themes by using the literary elements of romantic tone,and the same time ironic.  Life is short, death is final, take chances in life, love.

     Here a video where Cummings says "the best gesture of my brain is less than your eyelids' flutter" (line 11-2). He means that the small gesture is so much more important than any thought ever produced in his mind.

If someone feel love for us, then we are very fortunate.

I want to send this blog to my cousin because she is in love, However, she doesn't think that when someone is in love, we can enjoy this wonderful time. It doesn't matter what could happen in the future.