when faces called flowers float out of the ground
    and breathing is wishing and wishing is having--
    but keeping is downward and doubting and never
    --it's april( yes, april; my darling ) it's spring!
    yes the pretty birds frolic as spry as can fly
    yes the little fish gambol as glad as can be
    (yes the mountains are dancing together)
        
    when every leaf opens without any sound
    and wishing is having and having is giving--
    but keeping is doting and nothing and nonsense
    ---alive; we're alive, dear it's( kiss me now)spring!
    now the pretty birds hover so he  and so she
    now the little fish quiver so you and so i
    (now the mountains are dancing, the mountains)
         
    when more than was lost has been found has been found
    and having is giving and giving is living--
    but keeping is darkness and winter and cringing
    ---it's spring( all our night becomes day)o, it's spring!
    all the pretty birds dive to the heart of the sky
    all the little fish climb through the mind of the sea
    (all the mountains are dancing; are dancing)

by: e.e.cummings



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