anyone lived in a pretty how town

by E. E. Cummings

any0|\|3 l1v3c| 1/v @ pREt~|~y h0|/\| t0\\/|\|
(wit# u/O so floa~|~iNg Ma|\|Y b3/_l5 c|()wn)
s/>ri|\|9 5|_|mMer autu|\/|n wi/vtEr
He $4NG #I5 D!|)|\|'T he d4n(3|) #is D1D

wom[-|\| an|) M[-N(B0T|-| L!T~|~L3 aN[> sm4/_l)
(ar3c| phor @N`/0N[- N()~|~ AT 4ll
th3v/ S0w3|) T|-|ei/~ !5n'~|~ Thev/ R3AP3c| +|-|3ir Sa|\/|[-
5(_)N |v|oo/v St4/~S /^A1n

[|-|!Ld/~e|\| gUeS$3D(B|_|~|~ 0nly @ phew
4/vd |)()Wn t#ey fOrgo~|~ AS (_)p tHey 9/~e\\/
auTu|\/|n \\/IntE/~ $/OR!/v9 suMm[-r)
t#4~|~ NO0n3 lo\/ed #!M mO/^3 |3y |\/|orE

\\/Hen by noW 4n[> tRe3 Bv/ lEa/=
$#[- /_4u9hed |-|i5 joy $h3 (r!Ed h1s 9rIeF
BI/^D |3v/ sn0|/\| @/vD Sti/^ by 5T!LL
@/vy0|\|e's @nv/ WaS @l|_ to |-|er

5om3()ne5 ma/~/^I3c| Th3I/^ 3vEryON3s
l4|_|g#[-D Th3i/~ [rv/1/vgs aNd [>i[> t#E!/~ d@nc3
(s/_3ep |/\|@|<e h()pe @|\|c| th[-/v)+h3v/
saI[> T|-|Ei/~ /v3\/Ers ~|~#e`/ $L[-Pt ~|~hEI/^ DrEam

St@rS r@!/v s|_|N mooN
(AN[> 0|\|L`/ T#3 5n()W C4n bEGiN t() 3><plAI|\|
|-|0\\/ c|-|!LDr[-/v @r3 @pt +() phORg[-t to re|v|em83/^
\\/IT# (_)/O So FLoat!/vg m4nY |3E|_L5 down)

()Ne DaY AnY()n[- Di3|) i g|_|eS$
(a/vd |\|oone Sto0/O3D to kiss hi$ /=4[e)
B(_)sv/ f0lk BUri3|) t|-|em $IDe b`/ $id3
Li~|~~|~L[- 8Y |_!ttl3 An[> W4S |3y was

@|_l by @ll 4n|) [>Eep bv/ [>eEp
a/v|) mor3 |3y moR3 T#ey d/~Eam +he1/~ $l[-e/O
/v0()N[- @/vd @n`/oN[- ear+h by 4/>rI/_
\\/i5# b`/ s/>1rIT an|) iph by ye5.

|/\|()me|\| And men(bo+# c|ong 4/vc| dIng)
sUM|v|er autu|v|n w1|\|T3r spriN9
r3AP[-[> ~|~#ei/^ s()w!ng 4/v[> w3n~|~ ~|~he!/^ C4ME
5|_|N M()o/v st4/~s r4In