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 Poem: in Just- Poem of the Day: Aug 31 2000 Comment 85 of 85, added on May 11th, 2008 at 10:06 PM. i read comment about the ballonman representing Pan, the Greek god and i thought that the physically shape of the poem actually kind of looks like pan himself. kelsey from Canada Comment 84 of 85, added on March 24th, 2008 at 10:53 PM. I'm a freashman and i attend advanced course. we are entitled to writes a essay on a poem that we are not to choose. I was assigned in Just and I'm having a fair bit of trouble interpreting the message behind. though your comments have greatly helped i find writing an essay on this poem quite difficult.I am rahter confused by his capitalization when lastly addressing the ballonman he writes as ballonMan not like the other ways it is written throughout the poem. Maybe its my some what deteriating childhood or my somewhat intelligance but I agree that this poem is a reminicence( problably mispelled)of a childhood memeroy ema from United States Comment 83 of 85, added on October 28th, 2007 at 6:43 PM. It's spring fever happening! He's calling eddy and bill, betty and isabel (children} on the way to adulthood. Puberty? I think so......Using Pan was perfect. Brilliant angi 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 85 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: Jul 4 2008, 11:34PM Poem of the Day: Aug 31 2000 Viewed 72904 times. Added on October 28th, 2007 at 6:43 PM.

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