by Julie Zhou
warm mulberries on sidewalks
the concrete stained rich with
flavored faded chalk sketches
from a girl waiting for autumn
sounds like the screams from
scattering leaves & the scent
of a pumpkin’s pimply skin
with a sweet treat of winter
smells like the fading warmth
in Michigan air & the scenes
of a bundled-up girl touching
naked trees in want of spring
mulberry season. Photo credit: Eric Ferguson
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Julie Zhou recently graduated from the University of Michigan with Honors in Creative Writing and Literature. Her poem “Summer Sun Tastes Like” describes her experience of the four seasons in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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This is an original poem, brought to you by Poet Tree Town, a community poetry-in-public initiative and celebration of local Washtenaw poets. Find out more about Poet Tree Town on Instagram and Facebook, or say hello at poettreetowna2@gmail.com.
