This is my first post! Here is a poem that I wrote today, based off of William Carlos Williams’ poem, This Is Just To Say. It was written in 1934, and is a confession Mr. Williams made to his wife about eating plums in the icebox that she was saving for breakfast.

This Is Just To Amend

I have not written

a poem

yet

for I cannot think

of anything to apologize for

unfortunately

oh dear!

please forgive me,

for I have finished a poem

power to me