In Just- Poem #6

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

The poem was very flowing. The structure of the poem is what I enjoyed the most and the way it was written out is what E. E Cummings is known for. Also being known for  I didn’t understand why the poem was like this but you just get a better feel from it. When I say that, I mean that it’s easier to understand and interpret the poem. It’s like looking at a painting, you can’t look once, you need to concentrate and actually see the detail that’s in, just like this poem. There’s so many things you can find in this poem, like how it’s written as a sonnet, he barely uses capital letters and also that there’s syntax involved. There is a meaning to not only the poem itself but how the poem is set up and I really enjoyed that when reading through. Some of the words like ‘eddieandbill’ and ‘bettyanddisbel’ are all together but it means just that, that the two come as one. Reading like this is better for me because I can feel why E. E Cummings did this and it’s brilliant! Who would have thought to write a poem like this? This poem has to do with being happy and how Spring has finally sprung which is relevant because that’s how it is now. Spring makes everyone enjoy the fresh air and finally come out of hiding (Winter). If you read the poem allowed, you can literally see what is going on (imagery).