Imagine the energy

Imagine going down a mine at 14 to provide for your family. Imagine that. Imagine that is what was expected of you. No, not a broken IPhone screen but going down a mine at 14. Reflections of the past should provide some perspective to whatever is vexing you in your life.

The past was the past, we are enlightened, so let’s not set fire to the past.

Imagine the energy

Just imagine the energy it took,

To mine the energy it gave,

To allow us to cook, Sustain and save

Imagine the mouths that were fed,

The pubs that were filled,

Milk, meat and bread, The lour of the yill.

Imagine the miles that were walked,

Underground and beyond,

The conversations talked, That brotherly bond.

Imagine the tons in the hutch,

Ripped from the earth, Carrying the can,

Expected from birth.

Imagine the props being cut,

The shafts being built, Grafting down and up,

To the hilt.

Imagine the dust inhaled,

The sweat dripped, Knuckles scraped and impaled,

The doubts being nipped.

Imagine the tumbling roar,

The din from the face, The gas from the floor,

Making it back to base

Imagine the shifts night and day,

Showering afresh, Awash with your pay,

An inevitable dusty sesh.

Imagine the jam on the piece

The sugary tea, The sweet elation, 

The energy, Imagine

R G Robb © 2021

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R G Robb © 2021