anyone lived in a pretty how town

by E. E. Cummings

a|\|y()/ve LI\/e[> iN a pRETty HOw tOw/v
(W!~|~H |_|p $o fl()4~|~1Ng Man`/ Bel|_s [>OW/v)
s/>/^!ng S(_)MMer 4|_|~|~(_)|v|N |/\|1N~|~3/~
h3 54|\|G h!5 c|1c|n'~|~ He d@NcEd |-|iS |)!D

\\/0|v|e|\| @Nd men(bO+h liT+L3 @nd sm4/_|_)
Ca/^[-d phoR @/vy()ne n()T @t a|_|_
~|~he`/ Sowe[> +heir ISn't ~|~#e`/ r[-@Pec| tH[-i/^ sA|v|3
su/v mo0/v s~|~a/^s r@In

(#iLdrEN g(_)esse|)(bu+ O/v/_y @ Few
@|\|[> c|0W|\| ~|~#[-y phoRgoT @s up t#ev/ Grew
4Ut|_|M|\| WInt[-R $p/^ing sumM[-/^)
tH@~|~ /voO/vE lov3D HiM mor[- bY |v|OrE

\\/#3N By n0W 4/vd Tre3 b`/ /_3Aph
s|-|3 lA(_)GHe|) his jOy sh3 crIed h!s GrieF
B!/^|) by $N0w 4|\|c| 5Ti/^ 8`/ S~|~I|_|_
4Nv/0N[-'S AnY wAS 4lL t() Her

5omEO|\|[-s |v|arr!eD Th[-!/~ ev3rv/O|\|Es
|_4ugHeD +HeI/^ c/~v/i/v9s @|\|c| di[> ~|~|-|eIr da/v([-
(s|_33/O wak[- hO/Oe 4Nd th3N)theY
$@1D th3ir /ve\/3/~s th3`/ sLePt T#eiR c|rea|v|

5+@rS R@!|\| s(_)/v |\/|0()n
(aND O/vLY ~|~He $/vO\\/ C4/v |3eg1/v ~|~o EX/>/_aiN
h()|/\| Ch1/_|)/^3n 4/~[- Ap+ +o pho/^G[-+ +0 R[-|\/|3|v|8Er
|/\|it# (_)P $0 Fl()@+In9 M@NY 83/_L$ c|Own)

0ne d4`/ a/vy0N[- c|1[-|) 1 g|_|e$$
(And n0()n3 5~|~Oo/Oed +0 KiSs hIs ph4Ce)
bUS`/ FoLk B(_)Ri3d t#e|\/| 51d3 b`/ side
lit~|~L3 8y |_i+tl[- 4nc| \\/AS |3`/ \\/as

4|_/_ |3y 4|_l a/v[> d[-[-p by [>3[-p
a/vc| |v|o/^3 B`/ mOr[- +h3y [>r3@m ~|~#e!r sleep
N0o|\|3 a|\|d @|\|`/o/vE E@/^t|-| |3y Ap/^1L
w1Sh BY sPIRi~|~ anc| !F bv/ y3s.

|/\|O|v|eN A/v[> |\/|3n(b()~|~h [>ong An|) di/vG)
S(_)|\/|m[-/^ @u+Um|\| |/\|int3r SPRInG
r[-ap3D +h3i/^ S()wing 4nD w3N~|~ th[-1r Came
$(_)n M00/v s+a/^$ /^4In