the demonweb; anyone lived in a pretty how town

anyone lived in a pretty how town

by E. E. Cummings

anYo|\|e l!V[-d i|\| 4 />/^et~|~y #()|/\| +()w|\|
(|/\|iT# (_)p so Fl04Ti/vg |\/|a/vy bell5 dO|/\|N)
Sp/^I|\|9 $UmMeR @U+u|v|N wi/v+E/^
|-|3 $4NG |-|!s DIdn'~|~ H3 [>@N[[-c| |-|i5 diD

w0me|\| a|\|c| |v|3/v(b0+# L!~|~T|_e anD sma/_l)
CAr3D for @Ny0|\|e nOt AT a/_|_
~|~|-|ey $ow3D T#EiR i$N'+ t#[-y RE4pEd the!r sA|v|e
su|\| |\/|o0n S+a/~S r@1/v

(HIl|)/^eN gu3$sed(B|_|~|~ 0N/_v/ A Few
aNc| Do\\/n ~|~hEy /=OrG()t @$ UP +#3`/ 9/~EW
Au+U|\/|n WINTEr sP/^i/vG su|\/|MER)
that /v()0ne |_0v3[> |-|!|v| M()R[- 8Y M0/~e

|/\||-|en |3Y n0w @ND +/~3e b`/ |_e4f
S|-|3 l4uGh[-c| His Joy sh3 (/~!3|) H!s 9Rie/=
|3!R[> bv/ s|\|0w @nd sTIR 8y 5+i/_/_
@|\|YON3'5 aNv/ \\/A$ @ll T0 |-|3/^

SomEo|\|3$ mArri3[> tHe!/~ eve/~y0/v35
laUgh3|) t|-|e1/~ (/^yiN9$ a/vd c|!d t|-|Eir c|Anc[-
($leep wake #o/>3 a/v|) TH3n)t#3Y
S@id ~|~|-|E1/^ /v3ve/~$ the`/ sLept ~|~heIr dre@m

S+4rS /^@iN s(_)n m()ON
(aNc| ON/_y +#3 sno\\/ (@n beGin to exp/_AIN
Ho\\/ c#I|_[>/^3N Ar3 ap+ +() phorg3t ~|~o REm[-Mber
with u/> 5() FLoA~|~1Ng |v|an`/ bells c|ow|\|)

ONe |)@Y 4NyOn[- [>1ED i GU[-5$
(a|\|d n()oN[- st0o/O[-D +() k15s |-|is /=ac3)
8U5v/ F0Lk |3u/^ied tH[-|v| sIde By sid3
liT+|_3 by LITT/_[- aNc| W45 bv/ |/\|@5

A/_l by 4/_L @n[> d[-3p |3`/ De3P
@n[> |\/|()r[- B`/ m0r[- +hEY d/~34M ~|~h3ir $LeE/>
/voO/v3 a/vc| anv/on3 eArt# b`/ 4pRIL
Wis|-| By SpI/^i+ a/vc| !F |3y Ye$.

w0|v|en aNc| |\/|[-|\|(bO~|~h |)o|\|9 aNd c|!Ng)
Sum|v|[-/~ @utumn Wi|\|te/~ spriNg
/~e4pE[> T#e1/~ 5o\\/i/vg AnD W3N+ theI/~ CAm3
s(_)n mo()n 5+Ars r@!n