The Vault at Pfaff's
Gardette, C. D. "Waiting [for the Saturday Press]." New-York Saturday Press, March 13, 1866, 1.
Type
newspaper
Genre
poetry
Abstract
The speaker of this poem spends his life waiting for fame, wealth, and love, and even death, but none will come. Once he realizes it is worthless to wait for good fortune to find him, his spirit is freed and he is ready to enjoy the world.