Chanson Innocent

I

by E.E. Cummings


in Just-

spring        when the world is mud-

luscious the little

lame baloonman

5  

whistles        far        and wee

and eddieandbill come

running from marbles and

piracies and it's

spring

10  

when the world is puddle-wonderful

the queer

old baloonman whistles

far       and       wee

and bettyandisbel come dancing

15  

from hop-scotch and jump-rope and

it's

spring

and

the

20  

goat-footed

baloonMan       whistles

far

and

wee








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