Shall it be male or female? say the cells,
And drop the plum like fire from the flesh.
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)
Twilight and bulb define
the brown room, the overstuffed plum sofa,
the boy, and the girl’s thin hands above his head.
—Muriel Rukeyser (1913–1980)
Don’t tie your shoes in a melon patch, and don’t adjust your hat under a plum tree.
—Chinese proverb.