Poetry thoughts.
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Am I the only one whose initial reaction to reading This is Just to Say by William Carolos Williams was "That bastard!"
This Is Just To Say (William Carlos Williams)
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
----
Your thoughts? (I would be tempted to disqualify
moireach, what with the fact that this is her field, but I'm curious on her viewpoint, too.)
This Is Just To Say (William Carlos Williams)
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
----
Your thoughts? (I would be tempted to disqualify
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