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This Is Just to Say Poems of Apology and Forgiveness

Joyce Sidman

When Mrs. Merz asks her sixth grade class to write poems of apology, they end up liking their poems so much that they decide to put them together into a book. Not only that, but they get the people to whom they apologized to write poems back.

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Nothing much happens: bedtime stories to help you sleep

The author referred to the poem "This Is Just To Say" by William Carlos Williams, using a few lines from the poem about plums in an icebox, to describe plums in a fruit bin at the summer fair.

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It made me think suddenly of that brief, lovely poem by William Carlos Williams that goes, This is just to say, I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox, and which you were probably saving for b...

— Episode: At The Summer Fair (Encore)

Episode: At The Summer Fair (Encore)

The author referred to the poem "This Is Just To Say" by William Carlos Williams, using a few lines from the poem about plums in an icebox, to describe plums in a fruit bin at the summer fair.

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It made me think suddenly of that brief, lovely poem by William Carlos Williams that goes, 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, they were delicious, so sweet and so cold.

Episode: At The Summer Fair

The speaker shared a brief poem by William Carlos Williams, "This Is Just To Say", which they reflected on while at the summer fair, thinking about plums.

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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.

The Fox News Rundown

Senator Birdwell mentioned the book "Forgiveness", connecting his physical scars to the earthly price paid for freedom and contrasting them with the Lord's scars representing eternal freedom. He emphasized that forgiveness is his personal responsibility, not his government's.

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the book forgiveness, if this is what you're driving today, forgiveness is my responsibility. It is not my government's. My government's duty is to protect America, protect protect the citizens of the...

— Episode: Extra: A 9/11 Talks Survival, Scars, And...

Episode: Extra: A 9/11 Talks Survival, Scars, And Faith

Senator Birdwell mentioned the book "Forgiveness", connecting his physical scars to the earthly price paid for freedom and contrasting them with the Lord's scars representing eternal freedom. He emphasized that forgiveness is his personal responsibility, not his government's.

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the book forgiveness, if this is what you're driving today, forgiveness is my responsibility. It is not my government's. My government's duty is to protect America, protect protect the citizens of the United States.

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