Author: Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Night closed my windows and The sky became a crystal house The crystal windows glowed The moon Shown through them […]

The pennycandystore beyond the El Is where I first fell in love with unreality Jellybeans glowed in the semi-gloom Of […]

And now our government A bird with two right wings Flies on from zone to zone While we go on […]

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

There’s a breathless hush on the freeway tonight Beyond the ledges of concrete Restaurants fall into dreams With candlelight couples […]

Freer Than most birds An eagle flies up Over San Francisco Freer than most places Soars high up Floats and […]