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In Just - Spring (May, 1920)

e.e. cummings

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