I came across a patch of trail plums along my errands.
I stared at them and thought that they were real small.
So, I tried one.
And found out that size is not all congruent
with flavor.
The bigger plums were fat and nice,
a taste that I could savor.
But the greatest plum wasn't fat and right.
The greatest plum didn't light my light.
The greatest fruit was soft and subtle,
and much harder to obtain.
I climbed a hill, a fence, a mountain
To taste that fruit again.
I knew.
I understood.
That the fruit knew that I would
Climb a hill, a fence, a mountain
Just to appreciate.
Just to know that fruit can grow
In a way that I don't hate.
This poem is about an actual grove of plums of all sorts of shapes, and sizes, and flavors. It also just happens to be a decent metaphor, however ******.