anyone lived in a pretty how town

by E. E. Cummings

4Nv/o|\|3 |_iv3|) i|\| a PRETTY hOw tow/v
(w1+|-| uP s() ph|_oa+ing |\/|4n`/ be/_ls |)o|/\|n)
$/>/^i|\|g $Um|\/|Er @Ut(_)mn W1|\|te/^
hE s4n9 H1$ D!|)n'T h3 dA/vCEc| |-|iS [>I[>

|/\|()|v|eN 4N[> meN(botH |_!~|~tle 4nd $ma|_/_)
c@r[-|) f0/~ 4n`/0|\|e |\|ot at A/_l
t|-|3y sowed +#eir iSN't t|-|3`/ REA/>Ec| +|-|31/~ saMe
su/v |\/|()o/v S~|~ars /^aiN

Ch1l[>Ren 9|_|Es$e[>(|3U~|~ ()Nl`/ 4 phe|/\|
An|) |)OW|\| ~|~hey /=o/~g()~|~ a5 up th3y GrEw
@u~|~|_||v|n \\/inTer S/Or!|\|G S(_)|v|me/^)
th@t noO/v[- /_o\/Ec| |-|i|\/| M0R3 |3Y m0Re

\\/|-|3N 8y n0w @nd tre3 By |_E@F
sh3 /_4Ug#ed |-|15 _/Oy s|-|E (Ried h!s gRIeph
Bi/~d |3v/ $nOw aN|) sT1r |3v/ sTilL
4/vY()/v[-'$ anv/ wAS Al/_ ~|~0 He/^

$0|\/|eon[-s marR!E[> ~|~|-|e!/~ 3V3RYo|\|3$
/_4UghEd T#e!/^ cryI/vgS anD [>i|) t|-|3IR |)4N(3
(5/_33P wak[- Ho/O3 a|\|c| th3|\|)TH3Y
sa1c| T|-|3I/~ N[-\/er5 t#3y Slep+ +|-|eir |)/^E4m

s+A/~S rai/v SUN m0On
(aN[> 0/v|_Y Th[- sN0w can b3gi|\| to ex/>l4I/v
ho|/\| ch!LdR3n A/^3 Apt ~|~0 /=orgE~|~ ~|~() R3|\/|3mb3R
WIth (_)/O $o ph|_0ati|\|9 M@|\|Y 83l/_s |)OW|\|)

0|\|e |)@y aNy0|\|e d1e|) 1 g(_)[-sS
(AN[> nO0n3 sTo()/>[-|) To Kiss #iS ph@(E)
BusY /=oL|< buriEd them Sic|e by $idE
/_itt|_[- bY /_i+tl[- an[> w45 by wa5

alL By 4/_l @nc| |)ee/O 8Y [>[-eP
@/v[> m0r3 |3`/ more Th3y drea|\/| +|-|ei/^ slEeP
/v()0nE aNd an`/on3 eaR~|~h 8y a/>riL
wish |3y s/O1r1~|~ @n[> !F b`/ yE5.

Wo|v|[-|\| @/vc| |v|en(|3o+H do/vg AND [>!/vg)
suM|\/|3r @(_)+|_||v|n Wint3/^ SP/^!nG
r[-Aped Th3!/~ sO\\/ing aNc| \\/e/vT +#e1r c4m3
$|_|n mOo|\| s+a/^s ra!n