THE FOURTH CATEGORY
Of vegetable, yes,
but amorphous
by analogy
to stem
leaf
root
not a flower
nor a seed
and no use as fruit.
Of animal, too,
but understood
independently
of cry
growl
purr
not a fish
nor a fowl
and no good as fur.
Of mineral, besides,
but disinclined
organically
to heat
break
pour
not iso-
nor meta-morphic
and no worth as ore.