5-15-06

The poem I chose to talk about tonight was "Bitter Fruit of the Tree" by Sterling A. Brown. This poem talks about the hard life that his grandparents had. From the time period he lived and what he talks about, I am guessing his grandparents were slaves from before the cicvil war. I chose this poem, because I have always been interested in american history so I found this poem interesting. I liked how it was from the point of view of a slave. This poem was also easier fro me to understand and read.

Crying To Her Hearts Content

I saw her sitting on the sidewalk
She was looking down at her feet
She looked at me,
and lowered her head shamefully

In that small glimpse I saw of her face
I saw she was crying to her hearts content
Her eyes were red and had dark circles underneath
Her clothes were old and torn

I don't know what she's been through
probably never will,
but I do know that I walked by her
I didn't stop to see if she was going to be alright