Thursday, September 18, 2008

thank you betsy

for the poem you left me that reminded you of me.

This is Just to Say
by William Carlos Wilson

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


what can i say?  i am a charming housemate.

5 comments:

Kevin Collier said...

Oh my God. That's like the all-time favorite of John Rhoades. You guys have so much in common.

Kevin Collier said...

Favorite poem, I mean. You probably guessed that.

Anonymous said...

I just used that poem recently, too:
flickr

There's a great This American Life episode on it, with spoofs here.

My favorite is:
I have pulled the
Pin from that grenade
On the desk.

Forgive me.
I thought it was
My keyring,
And

beth bikes! said...

kc-john hates me!

and kevin, i owe you a big thank you. i contribute my writing skills directly to you, and thus the success of my blog.

when are you going to start your reviews again? they were amazing!!

James Roble said...

Thanks foor this blog post