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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PORTRAITURE, by ANITA SCOTT COLEMAN Poem Explanation
First Line: Black men are the tall trees that remain standing
Last Line: Black men are the tall trees that remain standing in a forest after a fire.
Subject(s): African Americans; African Americans - Women; Negroes; American Blacks
First Line: Black men are the tall trees that remain standing
Last Line: Black men are the tall trees that remain standing in a forest after a fire.
Subject(s): African Americans; African Americans - Women; Negroes; American Blacks
Black men are the tall trees that remain standing in a forest after a fire.
Flame strips their branches,
Flame sears their limbs,
Flame scorches their trunks;
Yet stand these trees,
For their roots are thrust deep
in the heart of the earth.
Black men are the tall trees that remain standing in a forest after a fire.
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