Strange Fruit (by Lewis allen)
Southern trees bear strange fruit,
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root,
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze,
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.
Pastoral scene of the gallant south,
The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth,
Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh,
Then the sudden smell of burning flesh.
Here is fruit for the crows to pluck,
For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck,
For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop,
Here is a strange and bitter crop
(Sung by Billie Holiday)
Inspiration grows
from the root of amity;
It blooms bright for two
Haiku by Charisse (Drama1000)
Southern trees bear strange fruit,
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root,
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze,
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.
Pastoral scene of the gallant south,
The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth,
Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh,
Then the sudden smell of burning flesh.
Here is fruit for the crows to pluck,
For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck,
For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop,
Here is a strange and bitter crop
(Sung by Billie Holiday)
Inspiration grows
from the root of amity;
It blooms bright for two
Haiku by Charisse (Drama1000)
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Solidified on August 17Strange Fruit!
One of the best poems of the 20th century. -
forbiddenforgotten on March 27, 2006I love Billie Holiday and I love that song!
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drama1000 on November 3, 2005my hart onthou joune - nou en altyd.
drukkie en soen,
Charisse
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Nicolette on October 21, 2005Ek hou van die "aanhaling" bo-aan jou bladsy...diep woorde!
