• I have a crazy,
    crazy love of things.
    I like pliers,
    and scissors.
  • I love
    cups,
    rings,
    and bowls –
    not to speak, of course,
    of hats.
  • I love
    all things,
    not just
    the grandest,
    also
    the
    infinitely small —
    thimbles,
    spurs,
    plates,
    and flower vases.
  • Oh yes,
    the planet
    is sublime!

Ode to things, by Pablo Neruda