e.eeeeeeeeeeeeee

if you like my poems let them
by e.e. cummings

if you like my poems let them
walk in the evening,a little behind you

then people will say"Along this road i saw a princess pass
on her way to meet her lover(it was
toward nightfall)with tall and ignorant servants."

I really like the simplicity of e.e.'s poems. he puts weight in every word, and never wastes space with too many. There's an airy, whimsical quality to this poem. Like the princess captured the poem, put it in a bottle and is carrying an aura behind her that makes it apparent that she's happy and flighty and on the way to someone she loves. The title fits in with the poem's simplicity. It's the first line of the poem, and isn't some mysterious, pretentious jumble of words some poets try to sell off as deep.
e.e. uses personification in the first two lines. he actually means the emotions or connotations attached to the words. He also uses imagery when describing the princess and servants. You can tell she's in her own little world and paying no mind to her servants, and they also don't realize the princess's excitement, love, or whatever you wanna call it.
I think the poem has a pretty happy tone. The princess and her lover don't seem to be having any problems. The fact that it's nightfall and that the servants are ignorant give a sense of freedom and rebellion to the relationship of the princess and lover.

i love e.eeeeeee