Georgia Plum: My First Attempt At Poetry
When I first arrived in Savannah, the Black women there referred to themselves as Georgia Peaches. Well, in Savannah many of the women are too dark to be peaches so I called them plums. I found them beautiful! They are smooth and soft to the touch. Plus, the darker they are... the sweeter they are.
This poem was written in my English journal in college. I had to share it with the class and my professor thought the poem was erotic because I compared the Black women of Georgia with a Plum. Oooooh! Freaky! :)
Georgia Plum
(English 107 class/1990)
Dark and Sweet
Yeah, that's how I like 'em
Pure-T ecstasy the minute I sight 'em
Lord...thank you for them Georgia Plums
Georgia Peaches are alright
But the Plums are outa sight!
Plump and juicy with a burst of flavor
She's a taste in my mouth that I'll always savor
Lord...thank you for them Georgia Plums
From the top of Stone Mountain
Through midville and Savannah town
I will praise this Black woman
And I will never put her down
My Georgia Plum
This poem was written in my English journal in college. I had to share it with the class and my professor thought the poem was erotic because I compared the Black women of Georgia with a Plum. Oooooh! Freaky! :)
Georgia Plum
(English 107 class/1990)
Dark and Sweet
Yeah, that's how I like 'em
Pure-T ecstasy the minute I sight 'em
Lord...thank you for them Georgia Plums
Georgia Peaches are alright
But the Plums are outa sight!
Plump and juicy with a burst of flavor
She's a taste in my mouth that I'll always savor
Lord...thank you for them Georgia Plums
From the top of Stone Mountain
Through midville and Savannah town
I will praise this Black woman
And I will never put her down
My Georgia Plum
Comments
Great poetry
I'm a plum indeed...
But I ain't from Georgia
but you know what...?
I'm applying to Emory Law which is in Georgia
So I'll be a New York Plum in Georgia...
*wink*
That was a really nice poem Stephen.
Nice Poem!
First, I would like to say that I love to see a sista doing her thing they way that you are! That's fantastic! There are great things for you in the future. Also, after looking at your photos you are definitely a NY Plum. Thanks for stopping by.
Unconqerable Soul-
If you get a GA Plum its going to be difficult to put her down. They are extremely talented. :)
You are a great Writer...it's always refreshing to stop by yours!!!
I will be back, I added you to my sidebar.
Peace,
Bay
Thank you for putting me down with your sidebar. I'm humbled.
Softspoken-
I am glad that you liked my first efforts to express myself. I think that women of color are a blessing (particularly, in the Black community) because there are so many different shades of beauty.
Baysuite-
I'm glad that you dig this. The Song Solomon was my first introduction to poetry: "I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters." That's beautiful!
I plan to be part of the family
Gotta have your cousins contact number...
I appreciate your kind words. I love writing poetry. I keep many of the poems I write short. I don't think that I need a long narrative poem to get my point across. Thank you.
David-
I am very familiar with Hunter. So, we have probably kicked some dust in a few of the same places. I didn't meet the love of my life in Savannah, but there was a lot of love offered. I received most of it with opened arms.
Peach, in all fairness...my nose was toe wide open when I wrote this poem by one of those deep, dark, chocolate Savannah women. I was thinking of her when I wrote "Georgia Plum." I think that I've dated every shade of Black and I must say that they are all equally as sweet. Butterscotch is just as sweet as chocolate.
P.S. This post is getting sort of 9 1/2 Weeks with all these references to plums, chocolates and candy. :) I'm going to lunch
20 years...you were waxing poetic even then. Way COOL!