Portrait In Georgia Poem by Jean Toomer

Portrait In Georgia

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Hair--braided chestnut,
coiled like a lyncher's rope,
Eyes--fagots,
Lips--old scars, or the first red blisters,
Breath--the last sweet scent of cane,
And her slim body, white as the ash
of black flesh after flame.

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billy 21 February 2018

good o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o oo o

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Jean Toomer

Jean Toomer

Washington D.C.
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