Lani's Blog

My Favorite Poem

[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











I love this poem because the imagery in the poem is so vivid and magical. I picture a man hobbling down the street with his balloons to sell calling children with his recognizable whistle. A neighborhood (world) that is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful. Can you not hear the kids splashing puddles as they run to meet him?


When I read this work, I realize the physical words of the poem can help tell the story. The placement of the words on the page can set the tone.





Far    and    wee  is the sound the whistle makes. I can hear a low sound but a long sound from how the words are place.


And can you not picture two out of breath boys (eddieandbill) trying to catch the balloonman?





The whole poem is fun and magical and it's spring on paper.





I wrote several poem in the e.e. cummings style. I hope I did him proud.


"Hope"