Emmie Ay Poet Free verse

The Stolen Goods

Brown hands are red in the white sea
Picking white things in the scourging yellow
Tired drops of sweat fall from the bodies

Skin deep beauty stolen from the Mother Land
Forced to travel in hell on water
Brought to the White Land to serve the superior

Cry little girl don't you stop
For your mami and daddy are rotting fruits on a tree
Soon master will grab your brown neck with his white claws

Billie Holiday sweetly sang in Strange Fruit:
"Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh
Then the sudden smell of burning flesh"

The stolen bodies only plain existed in life
But now they are spirits and alive in death
For in Heaven power voices sweetly sing FREEDOM AT 
LAST!

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Poet Destroyer A November 10, 2013 at 1:09 PM Congratulations!!! Emmie--It was nice viewing your Featured Poem on the soups Home page :) this past week. Take Care and enjoy the NEW coming week.... *Luv~ > LINDA <

Juliet Ligon November 7, 2013 at 4:50 PM Powerful poem, Emmie! Is this about slavery/ human trafficking?

Karen Anglesey October 21, 2013 at 10:53 AM Very moving piece of the not so distant past. Many relevant images evoked in this masterpiece Emmie Ay October 22, 2013 at 11:15 PM Thank ya!

Nette Onclaud October 21, 2013 at 10:05 AM welcome aboard, emmie... your first write is astonishing with such poetic energy and thrill of liberty... awesome, that's you!..:) huggs Emmie Ay October 22, 2013 at 11:15 PM Thank you much!

Gianni Pansensoy October 21, 2013 at 4:01 AM i love it Emmie Ay October 22, 2013 at 11:15 PM I love that you love it =D

Skat A October 20, 2013 at 9:47 PM Emmie, your first poem on the soup is excellent for the readers!! Stopping by with a nice, sweet Welcome to Poetry Soup. Wishing you the best when it comes to your poems. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here. Starting with me. SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you like. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND". Hugs* SKAT Emmie Ay October 22, 2013 at 11:16 PM Hello, Skat! Thanks for taking the time to read and welcome me. Much appreciated!

Richard Lamoureux October 20, 2013 at 6:06 PM This is a most moving piece. I appreciate poems that help us confront the past and move us towards a free world. "Freedom at last!" "Freedom at last!" Emmie Ay October 22, 2013 at 11:17 PM Thank you, Richard. Encouraging!

Toquyen Harrell October 20, 2013 at 4:48 PM This requires some thinking, Emmie. Awesome write. Welcome to the Soup :). Emmie Ay October 20, 2013 at 4:53 PM Thank you!

Joseph May October 19, 2013 at 10:15 AM powerful write....best wishes Emmie Ay October 20, 2013 at 3:39 PM Appreciate you

Bulinya Martins October 18, 2013 at 6:01 AM The poem reminds me of the Film Series of ROOTS. Am emotionally touched. We were once colonized by the Britons in Kenya. I still remember how the British master mistreated my parents. The only difference is that the bodies were stolen but were beaten at home. Emmie Ay October 20, 2013 at 3:40 PM I am sorry your family had to endure that. I'm sure you are a strong willed person!

Poet Destroyer A October 18, 2013 at 5:26 AM Emmie, I like your first poetic piece on the site ,, A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. Dropping by to invite you to my latest contest. You will find the contest page on the top left hand side* -Looking forward in following and reading your poetry. Hope to hear from you soon. You will enjoy the community, we are one big happy family. (Drama & Love. LOL) ~ Take Care!! From: your new poet friend @-> LINDA <-@" Emmie Ay October 20, 2013 at 3:40 PM Thanks!

Ifeanyi Bob Ekechukwu October 18, 2013 at 2:56 AM Great! Am glad there is freedom at last to those that do and acknowledge the will of Heaven. Well written. Welcome to poetrsoup! Emmie Ay October 20, 2013 at 3:41 PM Thanks for taking the time =)

Anne-Lise Andresen October 18, 2013 at 2:07 AM - Welcome to P-Soup, Emmie ! - Nice to read your first poem here. - Hope you will have much pleasure to be with us. - Wishing you good luck - have a nice day! - Comment on the poetry of others and they will comment on yours. - My first greeting to you from Norway / / / Anne-Lise :) Emmie Ay October 20, 2013 at 3:41 PM Thank you, Ann!

Kiran Bantawa October 18, 2013 at 12:20 AM nice poem Emmie Ay October 18, 2013 at 12:42 AM Thanks for reading!

Emmie Ay October 17, 2013 at 11:56 PM Check out Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit" this poem was inspired by this song, which was originally a poem. Billie Holiday is my all time fave jazz singer!