anyone lived in a pretty how town

by E. E. Cummings

Anyo|\|3 LIvEd 1N A /O/^etty HOW tOWn
(|/\|iTh UP So Fl()aTINg |v|a/vY bells |)o\\/n)
$/>rINg sUm|v|E/^ @(_)+U|v||\| w!/vter
H3 sA|\|g His d!c|n't he [>@n(3d hiS |)i|)

w0|\/|3|\| and Me/v(|3()+h /_iT+/_e 4nc| S|v|AL/_)
cAr[-|) f()/^ anv/0n3 /vo+ at a/_L
t|-|ev/ s0|/\|ed t|-|3ir isN't +hev/ ReaP[-|) th[-ir S@m3
$(_)/v |\/|Oo|\| s+4rs r4i/v

ch1/_c|re|\| GUesSed(b(_)t o/v|_v/ 4 fe\\/
a|\||) dO\\/N +h3y /=0R9O~|~ as u/O +Hey gr[-|/\|
a(_)~|~u|\/|N |/\|IN~|~3/~ sPr!ng s|_||\/|m3r)
~|~H@t n()o|\|3 L()VE[> #Im Mo/^e BY morE

w|-|[-N bv/ /vow a/v[> +Ree |3y |_[-af
s#E /_aughE|) #iS _/0y 5h3 C/~I[-|) #1$ grieph
b1/~[> |3Y S|\|o|/\| @N[> $+ir |3y st1ll
A|\|y()n3'5 4nY \\/aS @Ll T0 her

s0|v|3ones |v|@rri3d T#31r 3V3rv/on3s
/_4u9h3c| +HEi/^ [ryingS Anc| D1d tH[-1/~ da|\|[e
(sl3ep WaKE |-|op[- aNc| ~|~h3N)~|~h[-`/
s4id T#3IR /v3ve/~$ ~|~|-|3v/ sl3/>~|~ ~|~#e!r DRE@M

$TarS rain $|_|n m()0N
(an[> ()nly +H3 $nOw [@N be9!n t0 exPlaI/v
#0w ch1|_dr3n @/~3 4Pt +() /=()/~gEt +0 /~[-m3m|3Er
|/\|!tH uP $O /=/_Oa+!|\|g ma/vY B3/_|_s |)Own)

onE c|ay AN`/one |)1e|) ! gUE$S
(anc| /voo|\|3 $t()0ped To k!$s hiS F4[e)
|3(_)sv/ fOl|< |3Ur!3d THE|\/| SIde by sIc|E
|_i+tL3 bY /_I~|~tlE and |/\|aS by \\/a$

a/_l bY a/_L a|\|d c|[-ep bv/ |)E3p
anD |v|()r[- Bv/ |\/|o/~3 ~|~H3y dre@M +Heir s|_ee/O
/v00/v3 AnD anYone ea/^th BY apR1/_
W!s|-| |3v/ sPI/~!t @Nd 1/= by v/e$.

|/\|()me/v Anc| |v|3/v(|3oth D()NG an[> |)ing)
s(_)M|v|3r a|_|~|~U|v|/v wI/v+3/~ 5/O/~1/v9
REA/>Ed t|-|ei/~ s0w1/v9 @|\|d |/\|[-N+ ~|~He1r [a|\/|3
sU|\| |\/|o()|\| S+ARs /^a!n