#!/usr/bin/perl use locale; #####Preamble @people = qw(anyone women men noone someones everyones); @life; @seasons = qw(spring summer autumn winter); @celestials = qw(sun moon stars rain); @nature1 = qw(when tree bird stir); @nature2 = qw(now leaf snow still); @emotionAnyone = qw(joy grief); @emotionNoone; @emotionSomeones; @emotionEveryones = qw(cryings dance); @states = qw(sleep wake hope then); $dreams = 2; @moreStates = qw(little was all deep more); ################################# #######Start poem $pretty_how_town[0] = "anyone"; push(@pretty_how_town, "up so floating many bells down"); @seasons = @seasons; print "didn't"; print "d\n\n"; print "\ti\n\n"; print "d\n"; if($people[1] && $people[2] && "\U$people[0]" && "\U$people[2]"&& $pe +ople[2] =~ /anyone/) { } push(@life, "isn't"); pop(@life); @celestials = @celestials; $children[0] = $people[3].$people[0]; $chidren[1]; $children[0]=""; $a = $seasons[0]; $b = $seasons[1]; $seasons[0] = $seasons[2]; $season +s[1]= $seasons[3]; $seasons[2] = $a; $seasons[3] = $b; for($i=0, $i<=3, $i++) { $nature1[$i].$nature2[$i]; if($i<=1) { $emotionNoone[$i] = $emotionAnyone[$i]; } } $people[4].$people[5]; for($i=0; $i<2; $i++) { $emotionsSomeone[$i] = $emotionsEveryone[$i]; } @states = @states; print "nevers"; sleep $dreams; $a = $celestials[0]; $b = $celestials[1]; $celestials[0] = $celestials +[2]; $celestials[1]= $celestials[3]; $celestials[2] = $a; $celestials +[3] = $b; if($snow) { print @children.$prettyhowtown[1]; } $dead = $people[0].$people[3]; shift(@people) && shift(@people); foreach $state (@moreStates) { $state.$state; } $dream && sleep 0; if($yes) { $dead."earth"."april"."spirit"; } $people[1] . $people[2] . "dong" . "ding"; $a = $seasons[0]; $b = $seasons[1]; $c = $seasons[2 ]; $seasons[2] = $ +b; $seasons[0] = $seasons[3]; $seasons[3]= $c; $seasons[1] = $a; $sowing = pop(@life); sub came{}; $a = $celestials[0]; $b = $celestials[1]; $c = $celestials[2]; $d = $c +elestials[3]; $celestials[3] = $b; $celestials[1] = $d; $celestials[0 +]= $c; $celestials[2] = $a; ## #anyone lived in a pretty how town # #ee 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 cryings 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

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Re: anyone lived in a pretty how town
by runrig (Abbot) on Feb 01, 2008 at 07:40 UTC
    Alright, so this is my favorite poem, and nice job and all, but why did you feel the need to delete the content in your first post and post this, instead of just editing the first post (update: now reaped) (if you really felt the need to edit)?