Caerphilly Miners Poem by Vikram G. Aarella

The once mighty coal mines
Of this forgotten little town
Stands as a testimony of sacriface
For the glories of English crown.

A generation of young men
Toiling inside the dark pits
Suppliying the black gold
To power the empire of the Brits.

Today they have grown old
All the coal has gone
Left are only the shafts
Memoirs of the time bygone.

The men cannot breath
Their lungs clogged by the dust
Years of hard work in the mines
Like the shafts has left them to rust.

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Rdnr 15/3/08