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"the flash of summer lightning, the thermos toppling
over, spilling out on the grass"
"I fill the long flower boxes, then
press into rows the limp roots of red
impatiens"
"plants singing with lifted faces"
"the instant hand of Death
always ready to burst forth from the
sleeve of his voluminous cloak"
"Then
the wheelbarrow is a wilder
blue, the clouds a
brighter white,"
"the heart, no
valentine, decides to
quit after lunch"
Billy Collins
-born March 22, 1941
-appointed as Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003.
-distinguished Professor at Lehman College of the City University of New York (retired, 2001)
-Senior Distinguished Fellow of the
Winter Park Institute, Florida
- recognized as a Literary Lion of the New York Public Library
- New York State Poet for
2004 through 2006
"the heart, no
valentine, decides to quit after
lunch, the power shut off like a
switch"
"bits of
leaf like flakes off a fresco,"