:dearmrcummings it is

late

r than you th

ink ;printersink s

                    print

ingdownand sp             (o)

                        ill

        ing(

                ver)

                    the

                    page doesnt

excite or delight us

the same way anymore ;not

that we ask you to stop (look Listen)

drinking

at the pierian sp

                        ring (aroundarosie)

;but you must be

careful or you will get

all

!wet

we also admire

win-

        tree trunk leaf sky & sn

o wfl

akes ;prettygirls littlechildr

en-

during moons sl

0 wtwi

lights flowers & loves brief

mercies

;and we like your

impudent balla

dry

;but

it is

nineteenfortyone mrcummings

,and you must forgive us

if we sometimes

y

    aaaw

                n

;because it is

appallingly

late.

hell is a thirsty place

and only

a draught from the top of

helicon will do ;we are not asking you for

something new ,simply

few

and (er

)or better

?poems