Mountain Poets Display: MPDisplay Poem: Coal Miners Plight

Monday, February 6, 2012

Coal miners Plight

When I was young, I knew this man

Quiet as he was, in most of his ways

He dreamed!

Though trapped in a land of coal fields

And hard times

He refused to give into the pain

Of his reality!

He just dreamed anyway, often seeing

Himself far away from deep mines

And stripped hills

In places more beautiful; under circumstances

Fairer!

Sometimes, it seemed to me

Wishing on a star aged the man early in life

Beyond years granted, as did working

In the lowest seams of coal

Unmasked!

Though the lines upon his face and hands

And the sparkle within his eyes, and smile

His story could be told

If study was taken

One of misfortune mingled with hope of future

For if he could not overcome his plight in life

Then his dream, was someday in time

His children would!

And in that time, his loss in life would be his gain

In Heaven!

written:08-06-09
© by: Floyd Jett
In honor of my Dad

The Breathitt Advocate
Published :08-27-09

Rest in peace Dad

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