Wednesday, June 11, 2008

This is Just to Say

I just heard a "This American Life" episode that talks about people saying they're sorry, but not really being sorry, and this poem, "This is Just to Say," by 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

Apparently, there are many, many spoofs of this poem - and "This American Life" contributors each tried their hand at it.

Here's my take:

This is just to say

I made you
go last
in Chinese
jumprope

which probably
made you
feel
unimportant

Forgive me
that was cruel
but you were so eager
and I so willing

Another:

This is Just to Say

I have filed
a complaint
with the
regional branch

a move
which I'm guessing
you didn't
expect

Forgive me
your service was atrocious
so unreliable
and so unsound

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