To a Poor Old Woman
04/28/2026 14:58h
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munching a plum on
the street a paper bag
of them in her hand
They taste good to her
They taste good
to her. They taste
good to her
You can see it by
the way she gives herself
to the one half
sucked out in her hand
Comforted
Comforted
When originally published in the journal Smoke(Autumn 1934), the line read: “Comforted, Relieved—”
a solace of ripe plums
seeming to fill the air
They taste good to her
