So short, so telling

 William Carlos Williams tells a beautiful story about the love of an old couple in a short poem called “The Act.”

He and she were arguing about whether to cut the roses, so beautiful in the rain.

            Agh, we were all beautiful once.

That’s what she said before she put the roses in his hand.

• Sources and notes: You can find “The Act” here:

https://readalittlepoetry.com/2010/11/25/the-act-by-william-carlos-williams/

Every once in a while, I get the urge to try to explain why Williams was better than whatever poet is being promoted as the great American poet. It’s probably just a character flaw, but there is more at “Marking the Day: W.C. Williams,” Sept. 17, 2022.