Leaving So Much Sorrow. Poem by David Boyce

Leaving so much sorrow.

Today mark the anniversary,
Of a disaster felt worldwide,
When the small Welsh village of Aberfan,
Was covered in a landslide.

The residual coal dust from mining,
The NCB wanted to keep,
So they piled it up on a local mountainside,
On the notorious coal slag heaps.

Fifty years ago today,
This renowned disaster began,
In the small mining village,
Known across the globe as Aberfan.

On that day parents took their children,
To school like every other day,
They later heard a noise like thunder,
As the coal slag heaps gave way.

Many teachers noticed the darkness,
And told the children to hide,
But the school was covered in slurry,
With children and teachers still inside.

So we all stand in harmony on this morn,
And in memory we will pray,
For all who lost their lives at Aberfan,
Leaving so much sorrow fifty years today.

Written by David Boyce
21st October 2016

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