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in Just-

in Just-
spring     when the world is mud-
luscious the little
lame balloonman

whistles     far     and wee
and eddieandbill come
running from marbles and
piracies and it's
spring

when the world is puddle-wonderful

the queer
old balloonman whistles
far     and     wee
and bettyandisbel come dancing

from hop-scotch and jump-rope and

it's
spring
and
     the

          goat-footed

balloonMan     whistles
far
and
wee
E.E. Cummings originally published in Tulips and Chimneys (1923)

Posted by mctaylor on January 13, 2008 1:27 AM |

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