A pear should come to the table popped with juice, Ripened in warmth and served in warmth. On terms Like these, autumn beguiles the fatalist.

Wallace Stevens
A pear should come to the table popped with juice,...
A pear should come to the table popped with juice,...
A pear should come to the table popped with juice,...
A pear should come to the table popped with juice,...
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The line in this quote is very important. The pear should come to the table on terms like these. The food should be warm and the person that serves it should be warm. Autumn is a time when people are stuck in bad situations, but when they are in someone else’s hands they can change things around.

For example, in the winter when everything is cold and gray, you can make the world around you feel warmer by making it look warmer. You can make your friends and family feel good about themselves by making them feel better about themselves.

Source: The Palm At The End Of The Mind: Selected Poems And A Play

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