But I think of this one - a poem I read my sophomore year "abroad" at James Madison U - and smile each time I go grocery shopping.
This Is Just To Say
I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast
Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold
-William Carlos Williams
I LOVE WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS!!!! His are always my favorites. I used to think I had to be the only person the world who loved him, but FINALLY....
ReplyDeleteOh, hurrah!
ReplyDeleteYep, his stuff gets a lot of "that's not actually poetry" talk - probably part of the reason I love it.
I used to have a book of his, but it got lost in all my moves. I feel a trip to Amazon coming on fast...