Blackberry
Shiny, gems of darkness,
hold the marrow of night,
sweet and divinely tart,
taste like purple tulips
drenched in dew,
my lips pucker for them,
the way they do when I dream
of kissing a forbidden lover.
Miriam Manglani lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts with her husband and three children. She graduated with a degree in English from Brandeis University and works full-time as a Technical Training Manager. Her poems have been published in various magazines and journals including Sparks of Calliope, Red Eft Review, One Art, Glacial Hills Review, and Paterson Literary Review. Her poem, “They’ve Come,” was a finalist for the Beals Prize for Poetry. Her poetry chapbook, Ordinary Wonders, was published by Prolific Press.
The Marbled Sigh 