Edward Estlin Cummings (1894-1962) or e e cummings as he liked to be known, was an American poet. During his lifetime, he published more than 900 poems, along with two novels, several plays and essays, as well as numerous drawings, sketches and paintings. He is remembered, according to Wikipedia, as one of the pre-eminent voices of 20th Century poetry, as well as one of the most popular.
in Just-
in Just-
spring when the world is mud-
luscious the little
lame balloon man
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
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