maggie and milly and molly and may

by E. E. Cummings

              10

m@gG13 @nd m1lLy aN|) mOl|_y and |v|aY
We/v+ down tO Th3 Beach(T() p/_4y ()|\|e d@y)

anD |v|ag9i[- c|i5coV[-/^e[> a 5he|_|_ t#@+ $ANg
SO s\\/e3TLy $|-|[- (o(_)l|)N'T /~eMemb3/^ H3/~ ~|~Ro(_)8|_e$,Anc|

mi|_lY |3ephrIENd3d a S+/~AN|)Ed STAr
Wh05E Rav/5 /=Iv3 l@|\|gu1d ph!Ng[-/~$ |/\|E/^[-;

an[> |v|0/_L`/ wa5 (#@seD 8Y 4 h()rr1B|_e tHIng
\\/hich /^ace|) 5ideWav/s while |3LO\\/ing 8ubB|_es:@|\|d

m4y (@|\/|3 hoM3 WITh 4 smo0~|~|-| rOU/vd stONe
a5 5|\/|Al/_ as a woR/_[> a|\|d A5 larg[- A$ AlO/v3.

phoR \\/|-|ateVEr w3 |_0$3(l!k3 @ y()u 0/~ a m3)
i+'$ alw@`/s O(_)/~Sel\/eS |/\|3 fInd !n +h3 sEa