Purple and Full of Seeds
Most likely mulberry
though the berries on my neighbor's tree
are white;
the culprit a robin or starling.
I have yet to see
a catbird in this particular tree,
though they're in my yard,
friendly
and certainly loquacious.
An eye-witness, however, is missing.
There remains the stain
on a freshly laundered sheet.
Action was taken
but by whom
or what is the question.
What we have is a dark purple stain
that is full of seeds
and a need to rewash the sheet.
Not very pleasing.