Stuart Kaufman
BUT NOT FOR
a quiet park on a noisy street
a library open to the public
beyond these moun tains
a church in our community
drove through a tunnel
a new company in town
a medical school in this state
from the junior high school
at a dance for the seniors
a club for would-be writers
excelled in history and math
my grades in economics and art
took English literature
drove north and then west
the southern part of the city
on the east side of the street
these anniversaries, holidays
and holy days
each week in spring and fall
wrote to his mother and dad
for Lauren's aunt and cousin
proposed by the new senator
We congratu lated the senator.
for the major at the post
broadcast by the new pope
the president of our class
based on republican principles
drives a Rambler sedan
a Harlem basketball team
then turned to the god of fire
My dear Mr. Finch:
Fondly,
Very sincerely yours,
Waiting for Gordot
To Have and Have Not
"What," I asked, "did he say?"
