My Favorite Plum

<br>My favorite plum<br><br>Hangs so far from me<br><br>See how it sleeps<br><br>And hear how it calls to me<br><br>See how the flesh<br><br>Presses the skin,<br><br>It must be bursting<br><br>With secrets within,<br><br>Ive seen the rest, yes<br><br>And that is the one for me<br><br><br><br>See how it shines<br><br>It will be so sweet<br><br>Ive been so dry<br><br>It would make my heart complete<br><br>See how it lays<br><br>Languid and slow<br><br>Never noticing<br><br>Me here below<br><br>Ive seen the best, yes<br><br>And that is the one for me<br><br><br><br>Maybe a girl will take it<br><br>Maybe a boy will steal it<br><br>Maybe a shake of the bough<br><br>Will wake it and make it fall<br><br><br><br>My favorite plum<br><br>Lies in wait for me<br><br>Ill be right here<br><br>Longing endlessly<br><br>Youll say that im<br><br>Foolish to trust<br><br>But it will be mine<br><br>And I know that it must<br><br>Cause Ive had the rest, yes<br><br>And that is the one for me<br><br>Ive seen the best, yes<br><br>And that is the one for me