Sally Zakariya

Love on Imaginary Boulevard 

Imagine the sun kissing the rose petals.
It’s like that. Or it’s like the breeze that ruffles
maple leaves on the street outside the window.
Something like that, at any rate, but maybe
more romantic—at least, romantic enough
to make hearts sing or, to be realistic,
to beat faster, but not so fast someone calls
911. Just imagine. Blue sky, warm sun
the perfume of roses carried on the breeze.
It’s a lot like that. No—exactly like that.


Copyright 2022 by Sally Zakariya

Bio:

Bio: Sally Zakariya’s poetry has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. Her publications include Something Like a Life, Muslim Wife, The Unknowable Mystery of Other People, Personal Astronomy, and When You Escape. She edited and designed a poetry anthology, Joys of the Table, and blogs at www.butdoesitrhyme.com.

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