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 are the "beads and receipts and dolls and cloths, tobacco crumbs, vases and fringes" symbolic of in the poem? A. They are symbolic of the that struggle poor older couples face. B. They are symbolic of the many children they have raised. C. They are symbolic of the couples' life together. D. They are symbolic of old Chicago.