and it's spring

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

E.E. Cummings

Photos: Jumilla, Spain, and San Jose del Cabo, Mexico