I am trying to switch it up a little bit more these day with what kinds of posts I write here. One of those switch ups is trying to do as many writer/poet tributes as I can. I have done ones about Mary Oliver and Wendell Berry. I am open for future suggestions as well. This one is focused on E. E. Cummings, a writer/poet who is probably well known for his poem [i carry your heart with me(i carry it in]. I came across another one of his poems and decided to look it up after I found parts of it in the book I was reading, The Life and Death of Charlie St. Cloud, which is such a beautifully written book. That poem is titled dive for dreams. It is also a beautiful poem. I have included the text down below with my poem. Tomorrow happens to be his birthday.

dive for dreams
or a slogan may topple you
(trees are their roots
and wind is wind)
trust your heart
if the seas catch fire
(and live by love
though the stars walk backward)
honour the past
but welcome the future
(and dance your death
away at the wedding)
never mind a world
with its villains or heroes
(for god likes girls
and tomorrow and the earth)

dive for dreams (E. E. Cummings Tribute)

Trust your heart and see where it goes  
as it may lead you to a new destination.  
We remember that we are living today  
and may die tomorrow. You carry roses  
and trek through patches of carnations.  
You always follow and trace every ray  
of sunshine with your fingertips, but you  
also dive for dreams. The stars shine just  
for you night after night and never forget  
to live by love. Some day you will want to  
remember your first love and all the trust  
you had as you choose to never regret  
anything. You crawl under the soft duvet.