This is just to say
and which
I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox
you were probably
saving
for breakfast
Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold
In memorium, William Carlos Williams, who died today, and alive again today.
WHEN THE WORLD IS MUD-LUSCIOUS–
MENU FROM THE POET’S PERCH: LITERARY INFLUENCES DISHED UP, A DE-LUSCIOUS WAY TO WELCOME IN JUST SPRING, DEAR MARCH
(COME IN! WE’VE GOT A POET’S BREW FOR YOU!)
(Bells are ringing)