Nino

Litany   by Billy Collins
Billy Collins was born in New York City in 1941

You are the bread and the knife,the crystal goblet and the wine.
You are the dew on the morning grass
and theburning wheel of the sun.
You are the white apron of the baker,
and the marsh birds suddenly inflight.

However, you are not the wind in the orchard,
the plums on thecounter,
or the house of cards.

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