In my Commonplace...

4/17/2019

MY Magnolia

in Just...
e.e.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

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