It must be spring, and according to e.e.cummings, the world is “mudluscious!” The first trees are blooming in our neighborhood and the crocuses are smiling. Another indicator of spring is, school author talk season has begun. Poems and stories are popping up everywhere! I’ll be at Horse Heaven Middle School on the 15th, and Carmichael Middle School on the 19th.

Now some words from e.e.cummings

in just-

    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