My favorite plum
hangs so far from me
See how it sleeps

and hear how it calls to me
See how the flesh
presses the skin,

It must be bursting
with secrets within,
I've seen the rest, yes

and that is the one for me

See how it shines

it will be so sweet
I've been so dry
it would make my heart complete

See how it lays
languid and slow
Never noticing

me here below
I've seen the best, yes
and that is the one for me


Maybe a girl will take it
Maybe a boy will steal it

Maybe a shake of the bough
will wake it and make it fall


My favorite plum
lies in wait for me
I'll be right here

longing endlessly
You'll say that I'm
foolish to trust

But it will be mine
and I know that it must
cause I've had the rest, yes

and that is the one for me
I've seen the best, yes
and that is the one for me