nd. The
             beginning 'l(a' changes to 'le', and 'af' flips to 'fa'. 'll'
             indicates a quick drop of the leaf, which has slowed by a longer line,
             'one'. Finally, the leaf falls into the pile of fallen leaves on the
             ground, represented by 'iness'. Cummings has written this poem so
             perfectly that every part of it conveys the message of oneness and
             In mortals), Cummings vitalizes a trapeze act on paper. Oddly
             enough, this poem, too, stresses the idea of individualism, or
             'eachness', as it is stated on line four. Lines 2 and 4, 'climbi' and
             'begi', both end leaving the letter 'i' exposed. This
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