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Diamonds Are Forever

Picked up first by man in cave First graffiti for stories they crave Used by First Nations fire and trade Wagon wheel trails new comers forged laid While miners dug deep under the soil Horse buggy venders many did toil Stored in homes and sold street to street Easier lives this was the feat Used to fire the engine for steam Steam powered ships imagine the dream Shovel by shovel strong men did heave Black coals value like diamonds believe Black diamond coal was driving a nation Rail to rail connecting each station Put to good use to stoke the industrious Building up future future Illustrious Jobs were created with easy combustible Into the furnace producing industrial Heating giant cauldrons ore in a pot Producing the steel we need a lot Fossil fueled war one and a two Quickly after technology grew Tiny black diamond magical rock Picked up by man not only chalk. 8/3/16 for black diamond contest

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Wendy Rycroft

Date: 8/16/2016 8:09:00 AM

Congrats well studied great poem x

Ronald Kent
Date: 8/16/2016 8:20:00 AM

Thank you for the comments.

Winged Warrior

Date: 8/13/2016 1:32:00 PM

Congrats!!! my friend...very well done...god bless...^WW^

Ronald Kent
Date: 8/13/2016 2:34:00 PM

Thank you for stopping by.

Wendy Rycroft

Date: 8/13/2016 9:24:00 AM

Congrats well written xxx

Ronald Kent
Date: 8/13/2016 9:38:00 AM

Thank you Wendy!

Joanna Daniel

Date: 8/13/2016 6:00:00 AM

Congratulations on your great win with this wonderful write, Ronald:)

Ronald Kent
Date: 8/13/2016 6:58:00 AM

Thanks for stopping by and commenting.

Lu Loo

Date: 8/13/2016 3:22:00 AM

Ronald, congrats on your placement! This to me, was perfect for the contest! :)-luloo

Ronald Kent
Date: 8/13/2016 6:56:00 AM

Thank you for commenting.

Nayda Ivette Negron Flores

Date: 8/12/2016 6:21:00 PM

Congratulations Ronald on the placement of the contest

Ronald Kent
Date: 8/12/2016 10:53:00 PM

Thank you Nayda!

Jan Allison

Date: 8/12/2016 4:02:00 PM

Dropping back with congrats Ronald:-) hugs Jan xx

Ronald Kent
Date: 8/12/2016 4:13:00 PM

Thank you very much!

Ronald Kent

Date: 8/10/2016 11:54:00 AM

Thanks Jan, it was the first thing that came to mind when I seen the prompt.

Jan Allison

Date: 8/10/2016 10:15:00 AM

Great descriptive write Ronald .I've seen several poems on the coal theme for the diamond contest - good luck :-) hugs Jan xx

Lu Loo

Date: 8/9/2016 9:42:00 AM

Ronald, what an amazing take on the contest! You hold a true gift :) good luck in the contest :)-luloo

Sara Kendrick

Date: 8/8/2016 6:56:00 PM

I really like the flow of this one..The content is excellent..A retelling of history in a very concise form..Thanks for the visit to my page..We are getting a shower here and there with very much thunder and lightning..It is sprinkling now and I appreciate every drop..Sara

Ronald Kent
Date: 8/8/2016 9:10:00 PM

Thank you for stopping in as well.

Sandra Haight

Date: 8/8/2016 9:54:00 AM

Great take on the 'black diamond; theme, and nicely rhymed with interesting historical facts. Best wishes for the contest, Kent! Sandra

Ronald Kent
Date: 8/8/2016 10:07:00 AM

Thank you for the comments Sandra.

Tom Quigley

Date: 8/8/2016 6:29:00 AM

Great write. I'd call it "Couplet" form or even "Rhyme." Not really free verse.

Ronald Kent
Date: 8/8/2016 9:13:00 AM

Thanks for stopping by Tom.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/7/2016 5:44:00 PM

Gosh, I see right here you have it for black diamond contest. Was that there before and I completely missed it? Another DUH moment for me!!!

Ronald Kent
Date: 8/8/2016 9:15:00 AM

Thanks for giving it a read Andrea.

Nette Onclaud

Date: 8/7/2016 3:13:00 PM

a superb take on the theme... this will rate high, ronald... a pleasure to read you with thanks for your feedback.. huggs

Ronald Kent
Date: 8/7/2016 3:21:00 PM

Thank you for stopping by to read and comment.

Harry Horsman

Date: 8/5/2016 4:59:00 PM

I can relate to this so well Ronald, my wife coming from a miners village here in Yorkshire,,the poem is magical an absolute Gem,

Ronald Kent
Date: 8/5/2016 10:14:00 PM

I am happy you stopped by to read it. So you married the miners daughter did you, lol I'm sure she is a gem.

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 8/5/2016 10:56:00 AM

Didactic, historical and very well written dear, Ronald! A diamond of a writing!

Ronald Kent
Date: 8/5/2016 12:03:00 PM

Thank you for stopping by Demetrios.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/4/2016 6:15:00 PM

great title for this history lesson in poetry form! Was it for diamond contest? It could even work a bit for cave contest!

Ronald Kent
Date: 8/5/2016 5:37:00 AM

It's for Black Diamond, in the mining industry a black diamond is a chunk of coal. Thank you for the comments.

Winged Warrior

Date: 8/4/2016 10:39:00 AM

A diamond of a verse...well written Ronald...god bless...^WW^

Ronald Kent
Date: 8/4/2016 11:22:00 AM

Thank you for the comments WW

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 8/3/2016 7:10:00 PM

An enjoyable read. I f l bad for the coal miners in the same steps who ar being forced out of their jobs and way of life.

Ronald Kent
Date: 8/3/2016 8:17:00 PM

I am definitely old school but the times they are a changing. Thanks for stopping by to read and comment.