in Just- - A poem by e.e. cummings

e.e. cummings - in Just-

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

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Poet: e.e. cummings (e.e. cummings Art) Poem: in Just- Poem of the Day: Aug 31 2000 Comment 95 of 95, added on April 29th, 2009 at 8:05 PM. Mud-luscious!I love his style. This has to be my favorite of his poems. RoXanne from Australia Comment 94 of 95, added on March 23rd, 2009 at 7:43 PM. I think this poem is symbol of the deep love of a flower. wee is a latin word defined by the root word weaa which means beauty. Ee cummings wrote many poems about spring, flowers, and love (see "somewhere i have never traveled and when serpents bargain for the right to squirm). His deep love for flowers can be shown by the use of the latin root and by the balloon man. A balloon man can always be seen in spring floating around the rose bushes with his array of balloons. roger swatchit from Vietnam Comment 93 of 95, added on March 15th, 2009 at 2:04 PM. After I read e.e. cummings's poem I felt happy when he described the children leaving their favorite activities. However, then I realized he was saying only once in a life's season we are innocent children (in Just-spring). But then we idealistically go out into the world and deal with the indifferences, injustices, and trajedies including death that adult life brings. Allow all children to enjoy their childhood because it's only for a springtime of their life. Elena G. Salaiz from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, in Just-, has received 95 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by e.e. cummings with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: e.e. cummings Poem: in Just- Last read: Nov 7 2009, 1:37PM Poem of the Day: Aug 31 2000 Viewed 107779 times. Added on March 15th, 2009 at 2:04 PM.

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