Of beginnings, spring, and friends

in Just-
spring       when the world is mud-
luscious the little lame baloonman


whistles       far       and wee


and eddyandbill come
running from marbles and
piracies and it's
spring


when the world is puddle-wonderful


the queer
old baloonman whistles
far          and          wee
and bettyandisbel come dancing


from hop-scotch and jump-rope and


it's
spring
and
         the
                 goat-footed


baloonMan       whistles
far
and
wee

e. e. cummings