Poem: “Chansons Innocentes I” by Edward Estlin Cummings

Tulips and Chimneys – 1923

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in Just-
spring when the world is mud-
luscious the little
lame baloonman

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 baloonman whistles
far and wee
and bettyandisbel come dancing
from hop-scotch and jump-rope and

it’s
spring
and
the

goat-footed

baloonManwhistles
far
and
wee

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