the colour plum describes
the plum of the plum
with reference
to fruit, leaf, seed, and tree

with the first bite of plum
i sometimes taste
fruit, leaf, and tree
all in one bite

and sometimes i taste
only the bark
and sometimes the pit
and sometimes the root
and sometimes the branch
and sometimes the twig
and sometimes its shadow
and sometimes the very soil
in which it grows
so uniform is that plum
the plum of the plum

so pure is that plum
the plum of the plum
that it flowers
delicate pink in the spring