Billie Holiday  

Yes, I love the singing of Billie Holiday.

all the best urban

do u know this is the song which made billie holiday
an household name?this song is about the lynching of blacks in southern states.the irony is that it was written by a white jew.he was a communist.i forgot his name though.


Southern trees bear a 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’s a fruit for the crows to pluck
For the rain to gather
For the wind to suck
For the sun to rot
For the tree to drop
Here’s a strange and bitter crop

Billie's so wonderful! I bet she's in heaven reading your poem and I hear her singing back her aknowledgements.

Hi Ressie,
Such a beautiful poem here that you've wrote.i am so happy that you have the talent of writing.i know that you are proud to have this talent.for why would you share such beautiful poetry?keep up the beautiful poetry ressie and you will go far in life.:)
thanks for sharing.
Morrigan's Angel Of Darkness