Journal of Sacred Work

May 1, 2023

“When the world is mud-luscious…” Days 119-123

Spring can thunderstorm rainbows as well as bloom flowers. But my photograph may look as odd and abstract as the grammar and the poetry of e.e. cummings.

cummings, however, was a genius.

[in Just-]

BY E. E. CUMMINGS

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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

Every spring since I encountered this poem a half century ago has been "mud-lucisous" and "puddle-wonderful." And every spring that "goat-footed balloon man whistles far and wee" and so do I.

Thank you, ee.

-Erie Chapman

Photograph – "The Spring of Raining Rainbows" 2018, by Erie

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One response to ““When the world is mud-luscious…” Days 119-123”

Liz Wessel

May 2, 2023 at 2:39 pm

I love the pairing of your artistic expression which seems to have transformed into a painting, “The Spring of Raining Rainbows” with cumming’s poem. Together they bring a sense of delight and a smile to my face! I was not familiar with this poem. I thank you for todays puddle wonderful, raining rainbows gift, Erie!

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Spring can thunderstorm rainbows as well as bloom flowers. But my photograph may look as odd and abstract as the grammar and the poetry of e.e. cummings.

cummings, however, was a genius.

[in Just-]

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