Ode to Oranges

Mariam Ahmed

I love hue,   burst of sun
and citron, life's sweet range —
it’s strange how every     segment
resembles  a smile
like  yours  when you sip
from my straw


Mariam Ahmed is a Californian poet. She holds an MFA in Poetry from San Diego State University. Mariam’s poetry book, “Moments of Astral Projection,” was published by The Offending Adam in 2021. Her individual poems have appeared in Panorama: The Journal of Travel, Place, and Nature, Maintenant: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Art and Writing by Three Rooms Press, Folly Journal, and others. Mariam lives in San Diego.


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