anyone lived in a pretty how town

by E. E. Cummings

a/vyOne li\/[-[> i|\| a pREttY ho|/\| town
(wI~|~h U/> s0 /=lo@tin9 MAny be|_L$ dOwn)
5pr!n9 su|v||\/|E/~ @(_)Tumn \\/i/vt[-/~
he SA|\|G |-|IS c|!|)|\|'+ #3 dAnc3d |-|iS c|i[>

Wom3/v an|) m3|\|(80~|~# /_I~|~~|~|_e @|\|c| s|\/|AlL)
cAr[-c| FoR 4Nv/O/v[- noT 4t A/_/_
t|-|3y sO\\/ed ~|~heI/~ Is/v'~|~ Thev/ R[-a/OEd the1r s@me
sun |\/|0oN S+A/~S Rai|\|

[h!l|)Re/v GU[-$53[>(B|_|~|~ O|\|/_y a FEw
@|\|[> D()wn T|-|3y phorg0T a$ (_)p +#E`/ gR3W
Aut|_|M|\| WiNTE/^ S/O/~I/vg sU|v|Me/~)
+H4~|~ noOn3 |_ovE[> hi|v| More bY m()/~[-

WheN b`/ /vow 4/vc| ~|~/^[-3 bY /_34F
sh3 /_A|_|gHed hIS _/ov/ 5he [/^ied h1$ gRi3F
bi/~D |3y s/v()w an|) st1/~ 8v/ 5t1L/_
AnY()N3's A|\|v/ wa5 al|_ to he/~

somEo/v35 mA/~/~i[-D TheiR Ev3/^`/O|\|[-$
|_aU9hEd t|-|[-1R crv/1/v9s Anc| dIc| ~|~|-|eiR c|4nC[-
($lEE/O Wake ho/>3 a/v[> ~|~|-|eN)t#3`/
S@ic| +hEi/~ n[-v3r5 Thev/ S/_epT t|-|eI/^ [>RE4|v|

stA/~s RaiN sUn |\/|OON
(4Nd o/v/_Y t|-|e sN0W (@N 8e9!/v TO ExPla1|\|
#oW (#!lDR3|\| aR3 Ap+ ~|~o fOrgE+ to /~e|v|3M|3[-r
wi+h |_|p so fl04+iN9 |\/|ANY |33lls d()W|\|)

oN[- dav/ a/vy0/vE |)1ed I gU[-$s
(AND NOon[- sTOo/>[-[> to KIs5 his Fa[E)
|3(_)SY FoL|< b|_|/^ie[> theM $id3 by 51de
|_i+~|~/_3 By litTl3 aN[> wa$ BY waS

4l|_ 8y 4/_|_ @nc| DE3p by [>E[-p
anc| m0/~e bY MorE tH3y Dr34m +h31/^ 5L3e/O
N0O/ve a/v[> anv/0ne e@/^th B`/ aprIL
\\/isH BY 5/>!/^i+ 4nc| 1f bv/ `/e5.

\\/()m3n a/vc| me/v(8o+H |)0NG @nd d!|\|G)
$U|v|me/^ @ut|_|m/v w1nter spri/v9
R3A/Oed t#3iR s0|/\|ing A|\|c| |/\|3nt ThEi/^ cam[-
su|\| Moon st@/^S /^ai/v