“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.”
“This is just to say” by William Carlos Williams
kAmx 92G6 E2<6? E96 =:36CEJ E@ C6HC:E6 E96 A@6> :? >J @H? :?E6CAC6E2E:@?]k^Am
kAm“x 92G6 E2<6? J@FC :??@46?46 E92E H2D :? J@FC A@DD6DD:@? 2?5 H9:49 J@F H6C6 AC@323=J D2G:?8 7@C J@FC @H? u@C8:G6 >6 :E H2D 56=:4:@FD D@ DH66E 2?5 D@ 362FE:7F=]”k^Am
kAmx H2D `` J62CD @=5 H96? E96J E@=5 FD E@ EFC? @FC 7246D E@ E96 H2==] p== @7 FD 8:C=D =:?65 FA] %96 ?F? 2?5 E62496C H2=<65 5@H? E96 =:?6 :?DA64E:?8 @FC ;62?D] p== @7 E96 8:C=D 925 ;62?D E92E H6?E 5@H? E@ E96:C 2?<=6D[ 2== @7 E96 ;62?D H6C6 E96 4@CC64E D:K6 — E96C6 H6C6 ?@ C:AD[ ?@ 9@=6D — 7F==J 4@G6C65]k^Am
kAmtI46AE 7@C @?6 8:C=] w6C ;62?D H6C6 EH@ D:K6D E@@ 3:8 2?5 D96 925 E@ H62C 2 36=E E@ <66A E96> 7C@> 72==:?8 @77] p7E6C :?DA64E:?8 E96 3@5:6D @7 E96 7246=6DD 8:C=D[ E96 25F=ED D2:5[ “D96[” A@:?E:?8 E@ E96 8:C= H:E9 E96 ;62?D E@@ 3:8[ “:D E96 @?=J @?6 H9@ 5@6D ?@E ?665 E@ 492?86]”k^Am
kAm(6 H6C6 2== D@ 4@?7FD65] (6 5:5?’E <?@H H92E H2D HC@?8 H:E9 @FC ;62?D — D@>6E9:?8 925 E@ 36 HC@?8 H:E9 FD]k^Am
kAm“x 92G6 62E6? E96 A=F>D E92E H6C6 :? E96 :463@I 2?5 H9:49 J@F H6C6 AC@323=J D2G:?8 7@C 3C62<72DE…”k^Am
kAmx H2D `c J62CD @=5[ x 6I492?865 ?F>36CD H:E9 2 8FJ — 96 H2D `f] (6 E6IE65[ 96 7=:CE65] x E@=5 9:> ?@[ 96 925 2 8:C=7C:6?5] w6 D2:5 5@?’E H@CCJ :E H2D @?=J 2 E6DE]k^Am
kAmx EFC?65 `g] p >@?E9 =2E6C 96 2D<65 >6 @FE] x 76=E D92>6] x 925 ?6G6C 366? @? 2 52E6 D@ x D2:5 J6D]k^Am
kAm(6 H6?E] |J DE@>249 EH:DE65] w6 AFE 9:D 2C> 2C@F?5 >6[ 2D<65 :7 96 D9@F=5 DE@A] x H2?E65 E@ 5:D2AA62C] x D2:5 A=62D6] "F:4<=J 96 E@@< 9:D 2C> 2H2J D2J:?8[ “*@F D2J DE@A x DE@A[” AFEE:?8 9:D 92?5D FA :? 5676?D6]k^Am
kAmqFE 96 ?6G6C 2D<65 :7 x H2?E65 9:D 2C> E96C6 E@ 368:? H:E9]k^Am
kAm“u@C8:G6 >6 E96J H6C6 56=:4:@FD D@ DH66E 2?5 D@ 4@=5…”k^Am
kAmx??@46?46 4@>6D @77 :? D9C65D]k^Am
kAmxE :D?’E E96 72F=E @7 @?6 :?DE:EFE:@?[ @?6 8FJ[ @?6 A6CD@?j :E CF?D D@ 566A :? E96 G6:?D @7 @FC 4F=EFC6 H6 32C6=J 6G6? ?@E:46 :E’D C@EE6?] &?E:= :E 4@>6D :? 7C28>6?ED] x?764E:?8 @FC @H? =:G6D]k^Am
kAm%96D6 >@>6?ED AFE 2 A:E :? >J 8FE] x 5:5?VE 92G6 H@C5D E@ 7:== :E H:E9 F?E:= x H2D >F49 @=56C — @3;64E:7:42E:@?[ >:D@8J?J[ 2C8F23=J 8C@@>:?8] %96C6’D 2 DE6C:=6?6DD E@ E96D6 H@C5D[ E92E 9@=5 D@ >F49 H6:89E 2?5 A2:?] p?5 E92E 42? 36 6IE6?565 E@ >F49 >@C6 D6C:@FD 42D6D]k^Am
kAmpAC:= :D D6IF2= 2DD2F=E 2H2C6?6DD >@?E9 2?5 x 42?’E DA62< E@ E9:D 2D 2 DFCG:G@C[ 3FE x 42? DA62< E@ 2== E96 =:EE=6 >@>6?ED E92E >2<6 A6@A=6 D2J[ “DEFA:5 8:C=” :?DE625 @7 “G:4E:> @7 2 4C:>6]”k^Am
kAm(6 AFE D@ >F49 @? 8:C=D] (6 2D< E96> E@ DH66A HC@?85@:?8D F?56C E96 CF8[ 2446AE E@C>6?E] q642FD6 E92E 3@J :D?’E 36:?8 >62? E@ J@F — 96 =:<6D J@F]k^Am
kAmxE DE2CED J@F?8] t=6G6? J62CD @=5 H2D?’E E96 7:CDE E:>6 x 6IA6C:6?465 @3;64E:7:42E:@?[ :E H2D ;FDE E96 >@DE >6>@C23=6] x DE:== 92G6 E@ 7:89E E@ D66 >J C67=64E:@? 2?5 ?@E ;FDE D66 2? @3;64E — 2 4@==64E:@? @7 A2CED] p?5 x’> ?@E E96 @?=J @?6]k^Am
kAm(96? E96D6 <:?5D @7 :562D 2C6 5C:==65 :?E@ J@F?8 8:C=D 2?5 H@>6?[ :E’D ?@E 2 D9@4< D6IF2= 2DD2F=ED 2C6 F?56C\C6A@CE65] p?5 :E’D ?@E 2 D9@4< D@ >2?J DFCG:G@CD 92G6 E@ C64<@? H:E9 ?@E @?=J E96 4C:>6 E92E 92D 366? 4@>>:EE65 3FE 2=D@ E92E :EVD ?@E E96:C 72F=E] q642FD6 ?@ @?6 :D 2D<:?8 7@C :E — H96E96C E96J 2C6 :? DE:=6EE@D @C DH62EA2?ED]k^Am
kAmp?5 x H@F=5 36 C6>:DD :7 x 5:5?’E 24<?@H=6586 D6IF2= 2DD2F=ED 5@[ 2?5 42?[ 92AA6? E@ 2?J 86?56C] qFE H:E9 2 4C:>6 E92E 5:DAC@A@CE:@?2E6=J 27764ED H@>6?[ :E’D 7:==65 H:E9 D92>6] q642FD6 D92>6 <66AD FD BF:6E — DF3>:DD:G6 2?5 :E 92AA6?D 282:?j E96 ?2EFC2= @C56C H6 92G6 D6E 4@?E:?F6D]k^Am
kAm“x 92G6 62E6? E96 A=F>D E92E H6C6 :? E96 :463@I…”k^Am
kAmp3:82:= |FCA9J :D E96 s256G:==6 362E C6A@CE6C 7@C %2==2A@@D2 !F3=:D96CD x?4]k^Am
