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 (1883-1963)
A poet from Rutherford, New Jersey

▶ icebox: (American English, old-fashioned) a fridge
 

This poem is funny because this man stole the plums! Andreas Sotiralis

I think this poem is very funny. It is fantastic and interesting. My favourite verse is "Forgive me, they were delicious, so sweet and so cold." Melina Sotirali

 

I like this poem. I think that the poem means: He ate the plums that were in the fridge but his mum wanted them for breakfast and he shouldn't have eaten them! Zoe Paredrakou

This poem is simple and easy to read.
The poet's death was unexpected because he died of cerebral hemorrhage. Stefanos Galatis