Friday, May 9, 2008

To A Poor Old Woman

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

William Carlos Williams

No comments: