1. Home »
  2. American Poets »
  3. Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Recipe For Happiness Khaborovsk Or Anyplace

by Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

One grand boulevard with trees
with one grand cafe in sun
with strong black coffee in very small cups.

One not necessarily very beautiful
man or woman who loves you.

One fine day.




Quotes of the Day

"If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone; one should keep his friendships in constant repair"

• Samuel Johnson



Poems of the Day
  • Galway Kinnell
    Telephoning In Mexican Sunlight
    by Galway Kinnell
    Talking with my beloved in New York I stood at the outdoor public telephone in Mexican sunlight, in my purple shirt. Someone had called it a man/woman shirt. The phrase irked me. But then