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

– e. e. cummings