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William Carlos Williams

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

Since poets always have their hands in each other's pockets, I have decided to name this blog after a William Carlos Williams poem. I doubt I'm the first blogger to raid this old icebox, but I do have a few reasons.

1. I'm new to blogging and, like all rubes, immediately thought "THEME!"

2. I grew up with a plum tree in my backyard which has since diseased and died and left me more than a little nostalgic about all things plum and worm-infested.

3. I love this poem, which, like its image, is sweet and simple and yes, a little cold. It's an apology that is unapologetic, which is, quite frankly, exactly what I'm seeking in my own writing.

In other words, what I write here may suck or bore you--or quickly disappear entirely--but don't expect an apology.