maggie and milly and molly and may

by E. E. Cummings

              10

|v|4G9!E And |\/|!|_/_y a/vD M()|_|_v/ AnD May
w3/v~|~ |)OWn tO t|-|E b34Ch(t() pLay ()NE [>av/)

a/vd Ma991[- [>15[o\/eR3d a $hE|_l that 5a/vg
S() $wee+lv/ 5h[- (0Uldn't re|\/|emB3/~ h[-/~ tR()(_)b|_3s,4/vD

mi|_ly be/=/^!3/vd3|) A s+r@nc|e[> StA/^
WHO$e /^4yS fiVE /_a|\|gu!D FINg[-rS we/~e;

And mOl|_y |/\|4S chAs3d |3v/ @ hor/^1Bl[- +h1nG
w#i[h /~@c[-|) 5!de\\/a`/5 w#!|_[- b/_()WIng Bu88|_35:anc|

|v|@y [4m3 hom3 wiTh a 5|v|ooth /^Ou/v[> stonE
AS $M@l/_ a$ @ WO/~lc| aNc| 45 lA/~gE @5 4loN3.

FO/^ \\/HaTeVEr WE los[-(LIk[- 4 v/()(_) OR 4 |v|e)
1~|~'$ @|_w4Y$ 0|_|/^S3lVEs \\/3 /=1Nc| i|\| th3 sE4