E. E. Cummings

The Sky Was

The Sky Was - meaning Summary

Childlike Sensory Wonder

The poem presents a playful, imagistic vision of the sky transformed into a confection of colors and flavors. Through brief, fragmented lines and surprising word pairings it evokes childlike sensory delight—pinks, lemons, greens, chocolate—then shifts to a whimsical, slightly surreal image of a locomotive "spouting violets." The tone is imaginative and celebratory, inviting readers to see the everyday sky as a vividly edible, kinetic spectacle.

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the sky was can    dy    lu minous edible spry pinks shy lemons greens    coo    1 choc olate s. un    der, a    lo co mo tive        s  pout ing vi o lets

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