“Strange Fruit”

“Strange Fruit”
Different colored faces
Skinny arms, in long
Ragged sleeve,
Tattered skirts flowing
In deep pungent
Autumn breeze.
Hurry home,
Little black children,
Before evening lose its light……
Cause strange things
Are happening that,
Just doesn’t seem at all right…….
Young black women
Hanging high above the path
Some waiting to be cut down,
Others lying pluckably lifeless
In the deep turquoise grass.
Like strange fruit in the night……
Leona Smith
P.S.
She was walking through a path in 1949 and came across (2) bodies hanging from a tree when she was 13 years old…We all must learn to live and love one another the way God meant it to be lived....
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brilliant poem x
Thank you Susan this is a poem of my mothers whom sent her thank yous to you all for your support in relocation..
Jim
My Best of Friends,
How are you sir it’s been quite a while and my mom will be encrusted in your poems ,just as soon as she gets her internet up and running today and she sends her love to you and your family and states for you ,Shirley ,Shah, Susan, Tina, Morris and my good friend Dale (whom gave her pertinent information on health issues, that turned out to be better information provided by her doctors,(past doctors that is).(Out with the old and in with the new). she always will have and delivers to you before bed time a prayer, to her as she states, adopted (Angels on Earth) but to me you all are known as my brothers and sisters for always. I miss all of you guys and still am locked in settling her down in her own dwelling and soon to be back in the thick of things on the funnel as soon as all is solidified for her. You sir should be male ambassador on its site and Shirley, Female ambassador, as always you (two)are the backbone of this site. In and out right now but hope to return back home sometime this evening. Take care my friend of friends and William God has plans for you, (per my mom), she is a minister and states, she sees
this to be transpiring very shortly and in abundance...
Your Brother from another Mother,
Jimmy Arnold
welcome Jimmi sir,
very happy to see you again . Your poem reflects the mood of different people,more over how people approach things, best wishes.
My friend Sayed,
Thank you for the response to this poem sir, when she (my mom) was a girl, she wondered upon a body hanging from a tree in an orchard path and it kind of resignated with her and from that point on went on a crusade, that all people are born to this life, to live to this life and die to this life all in the same manner, so we should learn to love each other throughout this process. You sir exist always a reserved pleasure, to be heard from and wow do I miss reading you guys poems, the humbleness and honest to goodness sincerity, that exist in the sheer absence of the readings of Williams, yours, Roch, Shah, Shirley, Tina’s
and Susan’s poems, that you all post, can be described only, as living in a world of all business and no pleasure. I miss you all and will be back in my residence later this evening and will again be privileged to indulge in yours and the rest poems...
Take Care for now my friend,
Jimmy
hi jimmy nice to see you back this poem is really sad knowing what went on and goes on i hope this helps us to realize to forgive and that cruelty still exists in this world i hope you and your family are well best wishs
tina
Hello (Lady) Tina,
Everyone is well and mom sends
her hello and thank you. Still trying to settle her into her new environment. Dropped
in to collect a couple of things and had a minute to view the real world of poetry through you guys once again on the funnel and reminded myself how much I missed the collaboration with true to heart people
such as you all are. William and the gang still is doing what you all do best, offering advice, delivering response to poems as always, with out of this world response and comments and the poems, wow
I have missed a whole lot.The power in the pen of William,yourself,Shirley,Shah,Roch.,Susan,James,Sir
Russell Mackey and many,many more. I have a lot of catching up to do and it sets the mind at ease reading all the works of you guys not to mention the new recruits to the Funnel. I should be back a little later and hopefully be able to respond to some of the poems placed out there, especially the above named special crew. Think you for the response Tina and hopefully we all in this life, will get this together and right in this life, if not I am sure we will in the next life to come. Everybody can take lessons from the people conglomerated here on Cosmo Funnel.
Take Care and again thank you,
Jim
Powerful, heart wrenching poem.. Love it. Your mother is so very talented... Simply brilliant!
You are so kind Mara and for you to, do i pass on my love for all you have submitted and have been so perfectiously nominated for...
Kindest of regards,
Jimmy
My dearest Jimmy,
I hope you are well on this fine day. Tel your mom I send her all my love and best wishes, and the same to you. It is an honor to meet you and be able to read the great inspiring poems of such a wonderful writer with such insight on the world. Of course you got your superb talent from your mom, this is oobvious. I would love to read more of her poems, if you post more of them let me know. Now I will start reading your August poems and leave comments. Take Care and Keep in touch! God bless
Mara my mom sends her warmest regards, to such an honorable lady, such as yourself
From Leona/Jimmy