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
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