'Twas Brillig

E. E. Cummings: Chansons Innocentes I

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

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

and

              the

                    goat-footed

balloonMan               whistles

far

and

wee