{In Just}
As I read this poem my first thought was spring children playing in the rain having fun, then i read it again and changed my mind completely. The children are having fun playing marbles dancing running thru the mud but the lame goat-footed ballon man is lurking in the shadows and as the children run off to see who is whistling he is a child abductor. He lures them under false pretense by whistling and yelling wee children being curious want to see but they are never seen again so what was innocent play time for children turned into a nightmare.
Interesting interpretation and good description. What led to you seeing this in the poem? What lines and elements made you re-think the printed words?
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