Day 5: Plums from Rutherford

munching a plum on

the street a paper bag

of them in her hand

They taste good to her

They taste good

to her. They taste

good to her

You can see it by

the way she gives herself

to the one half

sucked out in her hand

Comforted

a solace of ripe plums

seeming to fill the air

They taste good to her


...To a Poor Old Woman,  William Carlos Williams, Rutherford
 
 
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 Doc Williams, Rutherford

Before Stephanie Plum of Chambersburg, Trenton, there was William Carlos Williams of Rutherford, a doctor reminding us of what we all know about the curative powers of deliciousness.  Sometimes, you just need to have something wonderful for yourself.

Keep reading and writing,

Maureen