ÉROTIQUE REPTILE

[in Just-]
by E. E. Cummings
		  
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