Read "The Bean Eaters" and answer the question. They eat beans mostly, this old yellow pair.
Dinner is a casual affair.
Plain chipware on a plain and creaking wood,
Tin flatware.

Two who are Mostly Good.
Two who have lived their day,
But keep on putting on their clothes
And putting things away.

And remembering . . .
Remembering, with twinklings and twinges,
As they lean over the beans in their rented back room that
is full of beads and receipts and dolls and cloths,
tobacco crumbs, vases and fringes.

What does this poem seem to be about?

This poem seem to be about "a couple who eat beans mostly" as a result of "their poverty"

Explanation:

The above poem reveals a couple who lived together and eat beans mostly. The poem symbolizes the state of the couple. It revealed that the couple are poor and as a result, they eat beans which is one of the available cheap food. The setting of their home also depicted that they were poor.

The poem uses symbolism and metaphor. "The Bean Eaters" is a short poem with three quatrains which was written by Gwendolyn Brooks.

is it "means of nourishment"

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