Tree Black African American Poems
These Tree Black African American poems are examples of Black African American poems about Tree. These are the best examples of Black African American Tree poems written by international poets.
Harrowing FigI hold on the fig upon the tree, it cannot fall too far from it
if I were to pull upon it, surely it will not...
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black african american, 10th grade, anxiety, black
Love In the WindAs I travelled down I395 I saw cars lined up with harzard lights flashing.
I knew it was a procession of some sort
As I went past...
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black african american, cry,
My Life Is In Your Hands" My Life Is In Your Hands " Whatever you've wanted me to do, Lord, you've taught me that in (believing) in...
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black african american, 12th grade, appreciation, beauty,
Like Purple a Woman of Color Virtue-"Like purple a woman of color you are how
beautiful are thy feet
so warm soft tinting sweet
I wash your foot as I...
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black african american, appreciation, beauty, black african
Tears For PapaI relive the nightmare of seeing my papa hanged
At six, I didn’t know I could cry so hard and so much
They dragged him to a...
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america, black african american,
Beautiful Black GirlBeautiful Black Girl
Beautiful black girl your shade is divine, your silky lacquer skin looks so rich against mine. You are so beautiful, in time...
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beauty, black african american,
Boyhood NostalgiaWaterfalls here and there sprout (A)
From the bottom of the mountain (B)
Monkeys and apes are gamboling (C)
Comfortably, somewhere on the leafy soil (D)
On trees top,...
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black african american,
Tarred and FeatheredWritten By: D. Collins 11/9/21
In my mind I have this picture of Ahmaud Arbery.
Being tarred, feathered, then hung from a tree.
Hunted like a runaway...
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black african american,
A Time PastThere’s something very special about country life
It took me back to when things were so slow
I would sit under a tree with an apple and...
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black african american, childhood,
MorningsSomewhere in the south
The sun rises above the trees
The sounds of birds are heard
The wails of saddened families resonate
The tree of woe is...
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black african american, emotions,
Allegoricallyhyenas don’t laugh
for nothing…
wrinkled elephant skin
is grayed with preserving
purpose unseen…
the surviving strength
of fire ants—who though not
born black—have a pretty
good idea of what’s it like…
oh this...
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black african american, allegory, analogy, animal, black
Stars and StripesAs I sit here and watch red, white, and blue.
Waving it's stars of a United nation against the sky blue.
So much anger,...
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america, black african american,
Does My Life Matter To YouIF My Life Does Not Matter To You, Then NO Singing, Shouting, or Dancing Will Change that.
IF My Life Does Not Matter To You, Then...
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america, black african american,
I Cannot Forget Trayvon Martin Slain TeenI cannot forget Trayvon Martin - slain teen
no matter manifold more young people
unthinkingly killed, who spirits aspire
to ascend higher than a steeple.
revisited and slightly revised...
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black african american, abuse, anger, bereavement, black
Lynching“Lynching”
Black man floating in space
Knotted rope about his face
Crosses burning
White sheets chanting
Black man squirming
Blue knee choking
Buildings burning
Dark nights looming
A...
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anger, black african american,