This Is Just To Say by William Carlos Williams

Born in 1883, William Carlos Williams was an American poet renowned for his unique style of writing and focus on everyday life. His poem, This is Just to Say, is a short poem known for its simple yet powerful imagery. In the poem, the poet leaves a note by the speaker apologizing for the plums that were saved in the icebox. Through honesty and candidness, the poet keeps the poem simple and easy to understand for everyone. 

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