Harry Came to Dinner
So many years ago when I was young
and so was Harry and so were
many of us when Harry moved in to the same apartment
Peter and I live in now we have never moved rent stabilized
some windows northern light
one window facing the conical turret
where Margaret Mead sat at her desk
I never saw her sitting
high bathroom ceiling old pedestal sink
when Harry moved in we three bought a couch
at a Brooklyn Salvation Army velvet couch complete with springs
we'd sit on the couch and talk forever
Harry came to dinner last night
he has a wife three sons Brooklyn apartment
the couch is different much else is not
we could all sit here forever, talking.