anyone lived in a pretty how town reflection anyone lived in a pretty how town was written by e. e. cummings. e. e. cummings is writing about life in a small town and also about happiness. I look at this poem as a form of unconscious delight, which may seem different to others, but it makes me happy. everyone in the small town sits back and does absolutely nothing. the poem is actually about a …showed first 75 words of 456 total…

…showed last 75 words of 456 total…opinion. the man in the poem dies and so does the woman, but they found true happiness. even though they were keeping their relationship a secret, they were delighted to be together. the two of them stayed together and remained happy, even after death. the idea of finding that type of happiness makes me happy just to imagine it, which is why anyone lived in a pretty how town is my form of unconscious delight.