I think "The Bean Eaters" should be published in Family and Friends. The poem focuses less on their romantic relationship and more on the memories they shared earlier in their lives. The poem states that the couple was, "remembering, with twinklings and twinges," as they ate. They are thinking about fond memories they shared when they were younger. The author also mentions random items such as "beads and receipts and dolls and cloths, tobacco crumbs, vases and fringes." These are all things the couple has collected through the
