E.E. Cummings quote #397 from Selected Poems
anyone lived in a pretty how townwith up so floating many bells downspring summer autumn winterhe sang his didnt he danced his didWomen and menboth little and smallcared for anyone not at allthey sowed their isnt they reaped their samesun moon stars rainchildren guessedbut only a fewand down they forgot as up they grewautumn winter spring summerthat noone loved him more by morewhen by now and tree by leafshe laughed his joy she cried his griefbird by snow and stir by stillanyones any was all to hersomeones married their everyoneslaughed their cryings and did their dancesleep wake hope and thentheysaid their nevers they slept their dreamstars rain sun moonand only the snow can begin to explainhow children are apt to forget to rememberwith up so floating many bells downone day anyone died i guessand noone stooped to kiss his facebusy folk buried them side by sidelittle by little and was by wasall by all and deep by deepand more by more they dream their sleepnoone and anyone earth by aprilwish by spirit and if by yes.Women and men both dong and dingsummer autumn winter springreaped their sowing and went their camesun moon stars rain