in Just-
by: e.e. cummings (1894-1962)
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
I remember this poem from jr high, possibly the only thing i remember from that awkward time. puddle-woderful...that e.e. cummings, what a poet.
ReplyDeleteIt's so musical and evocative...I agree; anything that has stuck with you from junior high must be pretty dang great. Such a blur of awkwardness and social paranoia...
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