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
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
I came across a favorite video of mine on YouTube today. It's the reading of one of my favorite poems by William Carlos Williams, "This is Just to Say." The simplicity but intricate meaning of the words amazed me when I first encountered this short poem. On the surface, Williams' words are arranged as if a note on the refrigerator. Simple and short. Underneath, the subtle meaning of the poem can almost be interpreted as anything. Perhaps the plums are actually plums and the speaker is trying to convey the deliciousness of them as much as he can for his receiver. Or perhaps, these 'plums' are in fact a forbidden fruit that the speaker has taken. Whatever it is, Williams' poem allows our minds to venture farther into the depths of our imagination.
