Some of you know already how much I love the Poetry of William C Williams! And this poem…. –my year 5/6 (mixed class) children, wrote their own poems based on this one…– it’s such a cute little poem!
This is just to say…
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.
— William Carlos Williams
Then, a “reply” was found to this poem….
Reply
(crumped on her desk)
Dear Bill: I’ve made a
couple of sandwiches for you.
In the ice-box you’ll find
blue-berries–a cup of grapefruit
a glass of cold coffee.
On the stove is the tea-pot
with enough tea leaves
for you to make tea if you
prefer–Just light the gas–
boil the water and put it in the tea
Plenty of bread in the bread-box
and butter and eggs–
I didn’t know just what to
make for you. Several people
called up about office hours–
See you later. Love. Floss.
Please switch off the telephone
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Click HERE to read more about the reply.
Landcape with the Fall of Icarus
Willimas Carlos Williams
According to Brueghel
when Icarus fell it was spring
a farmer was ploughing
his field
the whole pageantry
of the year
was awake tingling
with itself
sweating in the sun
that melted the wings’ wax
unsignificantly
off the coast there was
a splash
quite unnoticed
this was Icarus drowning
The Red Wheelbarrow
William Carlos Williams
so much depends
upon
a red wheelbarrow
glazedwith rainwater
beside the whitechickens. Poems inspired by William Carlos Williams. You can read his bibliography on this link too.
Some poems have only 16 words!
Emily Dickinson
We introduce ourselves
To Planets and to Flowers
But with ourselves
Have etiquettes
Embarrassments
And awes
One chess player sent me this poem, he wasnt’ sure if his friend copied it from somewhere and if his friend wrote it himself…
Poem In Sixteen Words
Getting there
was half the fun,
or so said some
who had gone,
but not returned
Chessalee 