The Wordle
SUNDAY WHIRL
asks us to use all the words in the Wordle
MINERS
Someone has to do it.......drag the good stuff from the earth;
Someone has to delve beneath the ground;
Someone has to deal with claustrophobia as well,
And, luckily, the willing can be found.
I know I could not do it; I would be too afraid;
I'd think of all the others who have died;
The nine men on the first shift who were gassed and breathed their last;
The evidence lying on the grass outside.
The white, bare skin besmirched with coal, the mining gear, unused,
The wives bewailing lives just tossed away;
The number down the ages who have lost their lives for us,
While we have pleasured in the light of day.
I find that most of us require our lives to be smooth and sweet;
Let us refresh the memories of men
Who have laboured underground for us throughout the centuries,
And who will never see the light again.
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ANNA'S DRESS
(Written especially for Anna)
What a picture of happiness!
Anna's got a brand new dress.
The skirt is like a ballerina's
(So much prettier than Tina's!)
The top is lovely, red and blue.
How I wish I had one too!
Is that a picture of Snow White?
Email and tell me I am right.
And you've got such a lovely smile!
I hope you're smiling all the while!
I wish I could see you so nicely dressed,
But a photograph is second-best.
Say hallo to Max for me
And tell him I would like to see
A photo just of him alone,
So I can see how tall he's grown.
Anna, isn't it a pity
That boys can never look as pretty
As you do smiling out at me!
And now, goodbye, from over the sea.
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