This is Just to Say

William Carlos Williams 1883 (Rutherford) – 1963 (Rutherford)



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

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on May 01, 2023

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Stanzas 3
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William Carlos Williams

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