In Just
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
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Published in 1923
Published in E. E. Cummings's 1923 collection Tulips and Chimneys, "In Just-" offers a brief, playful scene of spring through children's voices and a mysterious balloonman figure. The poem's unconventional spacing and repetition create a sense of movement and delight, capturing both the season's freshness and a slightly uncanny undertone as playtime converges with an ambiguous adult presence. It exemplifies Cummings's early experimental style.
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