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CHANSON INNOCENTE: 1, FR. TULIPS by EDWARD ESTLIN CUMMINGS

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: IN JUST - / SPRING - WHEN THE WORLD IS MUD-
Last Line: WEE
Subject(s): BALLOONS; LANGUAGE; MYTHOLOGY - CLASSICAL; PAN (MYTHOLOGY); SPRING; WORDS; VOCABULARY;
in Just-
spring when the world is mud-
luscious the little lame balloonman

whistles far and wee

and eddyandbill 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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