the demonweb; anyone lived in a pretty how town

anyone lived in a pretty how town

by E. E. Cummings

A/vy()ne L1V3[> In 4 Pretty hOw +oWn
(\\/!T|-| up 5o FLo@Tin9 |\/|Any b3ll5 c|()w|\|)
Spr1/vg SumM3R 4|_|T|_|mn winteR
he S@n9 hI5 D1dn't he DancE|) h!5 di[>

\\/om3n an[> Me|\|(bOth /_i~|~~|~le @|\||) 5|v|alL)
cAR[-c| phor A/vYoNE /v0t at a|_l
th[-y s0W3|) t#[-!r 1Sn'+ +hev/ REA/>3D ~|~h[-ir $a|v|[-
5u|\| |v|ooN s+@r$ /~@1|\|

[|-|Ild/^3N GuE5s3d(But 0nly @ fe\\/
A/vd [>o\\//v ~|~#ey fO/~90~|~ @s (_)p they grE|/\|
A(_)~|~U|\/|N \\/in+[-r $Pr!|\|G S|_||v|me/^)
T|-|A~|~ noo|\|[- lo\/eD h1m m0/~3 bv/ |\/|or[-

wh3/v b`/ |\|o\\/ 4|\|[> tr[-3 8`/ Le@f
$hE l4(_)9h3D h1s J0v/ sh[- C/~ieD h1s gr![-ph
b!r|) b`/ $/vOW Anc| S~|~I/^ By StI|_l
@NY()Ne's Any |/\|4s A/_L T() |-|eR

$o|\/|Eo/v3$ Mar/~I[-d ~|~H31r 3v3/^y0ne5
lA(_)Gh[-[> T|-|3iR CrY1ng5 anc| [>!d Th[-1/^ |)aN[E
(sLeEP w@|<3 #o/Oe @|\|[> t#EN)t|-|3`/
Sa!c| ~|~h[-I/~ |\|3v3/~s TH3y s/_3p+ t#eI/^ D/^3@m

star5 /~4iN su|\| moon
(An|) 0Nlv/ T|-|3 sno|/\| ca|\| b3GIn t0 ex/OlaI|\|
#ow [|-|I/_|)/^en arE Apt t0 For9[-~|~ t() r[-|\/|3M|3[-/~
\\/itH UP So floAtiNg ma/vy b3llS dO\\/n)

()|\|[- Day @/vy()/vE [>I[-d i 9|_|E5s
(aNd N0()/v3 st()OP3d T() KisS |-|I5 FaC3)
bU5y Folk bUrie[> ~|~#e|\/| s![>3 by 5i|)[-
l!T+/_e by L!ttL3 A/vD Was b`/ wa$

4|_l by aLL AND |)[-ep |3Y |)3ep
a|\|[> mor3 |3`/ m()/^E ~|~h[-y |)r3am th3iR sle3/>
NO()/v3 @n[> @/v`/oN3 3A/^Th by apr!l
wish BY 5P1rit 4n[> i/= 8y `/eS.

\\/0|\/|EN @n|) |\/|eN(bO~|~# c|o|\|9 A/vd c|1/v9)
5(_)mm[-r @|_|+(_)|v|n |/\|!|\|t3/^ 5p/^InG
ReaPed +h[-!R $O\\/i|\|g and W3n~|~ T|-|3ir [@|\/|e
s(_)/v m()0n s~|~@r5 raIN