In Just—Spring

a poem by ee.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