l(a leaf falls)oneliness

That is a weird title for a very beautiful poem. I have already known that the poet, e. e. cummings is really an out-of-this-world poet, I mean most of the weirdest poems that the world has produced were from his hands. His pattern was very puzzling and intriguing. Where in the whole wide universe will you ever find a title of a poem like the ones in the title of this post. But the way the poem was delivered was really spectacular. The romance was enlivened like it will never live again. The words were flowery than the garden of the most flower-lover of the world. The meaning of the poem was well conveyed. I can really say that e. e. cummings is really a very talented poet, as what is presented to me in his poem l(a leaf falls)oneliness. But what is puzzling is that why did he associate a falling leaf with the idea he presented in the poem? And why did he arrange the letters like that? I think the arrangements of the letters suggests the movement of a falling leaf.

l(a
le
af
fa

ll

s)
one
l
iness

But does a leaf fall in a straight line? Notice that in the second, third, and fourth line the height of the letters goes on alternately. 'l' is taller than 'a' and it was put firstly than 'a'; then on the second line a smaller letter came first than a much taller 'f' and it went on alternately in the next line. I think it suggests a flipping of a falling leaf. And I also think that the poet wrote this while watching a falling leaf itself, so that he was inspired.