Chansons Innocentes: I

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

whistles far and wee

and eddieandbill come
running from marbles and
piracles and it's
spring

when the world is puddle wonderful

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

from the hop-scotch and jump-rope and

it's
spring
and
the
goat-footed

balloonMan whistles
far
and
wee

~ e e cummings