anyone lived in a pretty how town
By e. e. cummings
- anyone lived in a pretty how town
- (with up so floating many bells down)
- spring summer autumn winter
- he sang his didn't he danced his did
- Women and men (both little and small)
- cared for anyone not at all
- they sowed their isn't they reaped their same
- sun moon stars rain
- children guessed (but only a few
- and down they forgot as up they grew
- autumn winter spring summer)
- that noone loved him more by more
- when by now and tree by leaf
- she laughed his joy she cried his grief
- bird by snow and stir by still
- anyone's any was all to her
- someones married their everyones
- laughed their crying and did their dance
- (sleep wake hope and then) they
- said their nevers they slept their dream
- stars rain sun moon
- (and only the snow can begin to explain
- how children are apt to forget to remember
- with up so floating many bells down)
- one day anyone died i guess
- (and noone stooped to kiss his face)
- busy folk buried them side by side
- little by little and was by was
- all by all and deep by deep
- and more by more they dream their sleep
- noone and anyone earth by april
- wish by spirit and if by yes.
- Women and men (both dong and ding)
- summer autumn winter spring
- reaped their sowing and went their came
- sun moon stars rain