anyone lived in a pretty how town

by E. E. Cummings

ANyoNE l1V[-D in a pr3T+v/ #0|/\| T0|/\|n
(w1t|-| (_)p $O Flo4t!nG |\/|an`/ be/_L$ D0wN)
S/ORi/vG $uMMEr Autu|\/|N W1n~|~3r
h3 $A/vG his DIc|n'~|~ #e c|A/vCE|) |-|iS di|)

\\/o|\/|3n @nD |v|EN(|3ot|-| Li~|~+|_E a/v|) $ma|_l)
C@R3[> for anv/0Ne No+ 4t @ll
they soWed T#e!r I$n't +|-|eY ReAPed thE1r Sa|\/|e
S|_|n moon s~|~A/~$ RAiN

ChIlD/^e|\| G|_|essEd(B(_)T o|\|Lv/ A fe\\/
anD do|/\|n ~|~H3v/ fo/^g0+ a5 Up ~|~h3`/ 9/~3W
4(_)~|~Umn Wi|\|~|~[-R sPRi/vg S(_)|\/|mE/^)
tHat noon[- |_0VEd |-|im m()/~e bY mOR[-

|/\|h3n |3v/ |\|oW 4|\|c| TR3e bY /_E@F
sH3 laUG#Ed h!s jOy 5|-|[- [/^Ied |-|Is 9r1[-ph
B1rd bY 5/vOw aN[> s~|~ir 8y $t1|_/_
A|\|yO/ve's anv/ WAs Al/_ t0 heR

soMeON3S |v|@r/~i3D tHeiR ev[-rv/0|\|e5
Laug#[-D +heIr cryin9$ @nD c|1|) +he1/~ Dance
(sle3/O w4ke #o/Oe A|\|D t#3n)TH3v/
s41c| +|-|3iR |\|3\/[-r$ T#3y SLe/O+ ~|~HeiR D/~3aM

staRs raIn Sun mO0n
(anc| o/v|_y the $N0W (aN b3gin ~|~O expLAin
#Ow Ch!lDREn aR3 4Pt t0 phorge+ T() r3mE|v||3eR
with u/O s0 Fl()At1N9 |\/|a|\|y B[-l|_S D()|/\|N)

()|\|[- d@v/ 4nv/onE [>IeD i gues5
(@N[> /v()on3 s+O0ped tO |<ISs h1s pha(3)
|3|_|5y /=O/_K 8uRi[-D ~|~H3|v| Side by $ide
li++l3 bv/ |_it+l[- And |/\|@s |3y \\/As

All |3y a|_l A|\|d [>EEP |3`/ De3p
@/v|) |\/|O/~[- By more they |)/~34m ~|~|-|eir Slee/>
|\|()o/v3 A|\||) a/vYOne e4rTH by a/>/~1|_
|/\|I$h 8`/ $/Oi/~i+ a/vc| 1ph bv/ yES.

|/\|o|v|eN a/v[> |\/|3n(80+h don9 4/vd Di|\|g)
sUmM3R 4UtuMn \\/i|\|teR sPr1|\|G
/~eaP[-d t|-|e!r 5OwiN9 aNd |/\|ent +|-|EI/^ (a|\/|E
s|_||\| mOON $t@/~$ R@I/v