This is just to say
I have picked
the plums
that were on
your tree
and which
you were probably
saving
for something
Forgive me
the jam is delicious
so sweet
and so cold
Apologies and thanks to William Carlos Williams
This is just to say
I have picked
the plums
that were on
your tree
and which
you were probably
saving
for something
Forgive me
the jam is delicious
so sweet
and so cold
Apologies and thanks to William Carlos Williams
5 comments:
Good thing they didn't go to waste!
"My work is the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird -equal seekers of sweetness. Here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums..." ~Mary Oliver
We'll bring them a jar of jam. We were going to ask before picking, but they've been gone since Labor Day weekend (never to return?), and I didn't want the plums to go to waste; they are quite delicious.
And that's a good quote, Mom. Except they were red plums. But our Italian blues are ready now, too!
Ahhhh... a generous thief. :)
Do they read your blog?
Ah, no. It's like an open letter that they'll never see.
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