Bill Grace - Litany for a Reader of Rilke

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As dog and couch and candle night line up
I write.
As the city's sirens momentarily hush
I write.
As the lights go out at Pat's house across the street
I write.
I write, and not being in too much pain,
Even can rejoice I live.

Bill Grace

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