Poem inspired by William Carlos Williams poetic masterpiece, “This Is Just To Say.”
I have tossed strawberries,
rinsed romain lettuce
and torn them into bite size pieces for good measure,
I have topped the bowl
with a generous sprinkling of fresh mint
emerald green in appearance,
I know you prefer raspberry vinegar
so, I went to the market and bought a bottle in advance
along with blueberries
arresting as the April sky, now all that’s left
is feta cheese
without which the salad would be incomplete.
Forgive me
I am rather embarrassed that I didn’t save you any,
it was heavenly.
Image courtesy: Scrambled Chefs
The salad is just one of the delicacies by my sister ❤️
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Posted for Poems in April @ Real Toads
28 Responses
I love the title, Sanaa, and my taste buds are dancing at the thought of the salad,. It’s early morning and I haven’t had my breakfast yet! I love the intimacy of this first-person poem, which addresses another person, who could be me. It reminds me of the poem by It reminds me of the poem ‘This Is Just To Say’ by William Carlos Williams – and the twist at the end is delicious!
Thank you so much, Kim 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Forgive me, I ate plums cold from the fridge earlier, and saved none for this poem.
Wonderful work.
Thank you so much, Helen 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Tasty work indeed. Perfect response to the prompt.
Thank you so much, Ron 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Yummy poem 🙂 got my taste buds dancing
Thank you so much, Namratha 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Oh, how delicious! *Big smiles.* (And I too enjoyed your nod to Williams.)
Thank you so much, Rosemary 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Now I want a strawberry salad but you’ve eaten it all except the feta! I don’t like the feta either. Very nice description. Really like this.
Thank you so much, Debi 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
You ate the plums as well as the salad? .shame! Lol.
Thank you so much, Toni 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
I know you prefer raspberry vinegar
This line makes the poem for me – it adds the human connection to the salad itself and reinforces the final line.
Thank you so much, Kerry 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
What Kim is saying… not the delicate plums but something even better.
Thank you so much, Bjorn 😀 so good to see you ❤️
I love the title, and the salad sounds wonderful!
Thank you so much, Jenna 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
I’m hungry now… Love it!!
Thank you so much, Susie 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
That is such a beautiful salad with lovely words to complement it!
Thank you so much, Linda 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
What a delicious poem to be my first read of the morning! I am sure someone is jealous thy were not with you for dinner!
Thank you so much, Violet 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Great salad! I am thinking of those plums.
Thank you so much, Sara 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️