The Thursday Poem

Potted Flowers with Books IV
Eric Barjot

In just-

spring when the world is mud-

luscious the little

lame ballonman

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 ballonman 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

(14th October 1894 - 3rd September 1962)