Poetry Analysis: "This is Just to Say"

“This is Just to Say,” by William Carlos Williams is an extremely short poem. The first thing I noticed was how Williams wrote the poem to seem like it was just note to be found on an ice box. At first, it does not seem to have much symbolism or meaning to it. The first form of symbolism I found is in the third stanza in the line, “Forgive me.” The fact that the word “Forgive,” is capitalized makes me think that the narrator is sorry for much more than just eating a plum. Another example is in the last 3 lines of the poem, they were delicious/ so sweet/ and so cold.” I believe the author was comparing these lines to the relationship between himself and whom the note was intended for.”