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" … I am the sound of rain on the roof.

I also happen to be the shooting star,
the evening paper blowing down an alley,
and the basket of chestnuts on the kitchen table.

I am also the moon in the trees
and the blind woman's tea cup.
But don't worry, I am not the bread and the knife.
You are still the bread and the knife.
You will always be the bread and the knife,
not to mention the crystal goblet and—somehow—the wine. "

Billy Collins , Aimless Love: New and Selected Poems


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Billy Collins quote : … I am the sound of rain on the roof.<br /><br />I also happen to be the shooting star,<br />the evening paper blowing down an alley,<br />and the basket of chestnuts on the kitchen table.<br /><br />I am also the moon in the trees<br />and the blind woman's tea cup.<br />But don't worry, I am not the bread and the knife.<br />You are still the bread and the knife.<br />You will always be the bread and the knife,<br />not to mention the crystal goblet and—somehow—the wine.