plums

you want
to pick the plums
now.
the fattest
and sweetest
of fruit on the vine,
or tree.
you are tired
of finding
what's fallen
to the ground,
what's been
stepped upon
or frozen.
wormed to the core.
you have the patience
now to wait,
to pick the plums,
to sink your
teeth into only
what's best
for you.