Three Saints in Four Acts
by Gertrude Stein
A Great Prophet
is a Great Teacher
But he is also
a Great Saint
And he is furthermore
a Great Man
And more than that
an incomparable listener
to music and non-music
everywhere
And a Great Sitter Under Trees,
And a Man of Trees,
And a Man of Sorrows,
And a Lemon Light
of Angel Sounds
and Singer of Religion
wild singer of come-igion
wild lover of the origin
wild hater of hate his own
Convulsive writer of Poems
And dialog for Saints
Stomping their feet
On Pirandelloan stage