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e.e. cummings - maggie and milly and molly and may

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maggie and milly and molly and may
went down to the beach(to play one day)

and maggie discovered a shell that sang
so sweetly she couldn't remember her troubles,and

milly befriended a stranded star
whose rays five languid fingers were;

and molly was chased by a horrible thing
which raced sideways while blowing bubbles:and

may came home with a smooth round stone
as small as a world and as large as alone.

For whatever we lose(like a you or a me) 
it's always ourselves we find in the sea

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Poet: e.e. cummings (e.e. cummings Art)
Poem: maggie and milly and molly and may

Comment 128 of 128, added on May 3rd, 2009 at 9:46 AM.

what an enthralling, wise poem. cummings expresses a whole world with simple words, the world of his deeply felt emotions. wonderful poet!

janne luna from Germany
Comment 127 of 128, added on February 24th, 2009 at 7:08 PM.

i like poem a lot. it very inspirational.

coolie from China
Comment 126 of 128, added on January 16th, 2009 at 4:07 PM.

Whatever they find at the beach, is what they become later in life.. they find their true self-- hence its always ourselves we find in the sea
It also demonstrates how the beach is a sanctuary, calming and a place to go when you have troubles

Arielle from United States

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