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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

Copyright © Ronald Kent | Year Posted 2016

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Wendy Rycroft Date: 8/16/2016 8:09:00 AM Congrats well studied great poem x Login to Reply 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^ Login to Reply 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 Login to Reply 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:) Login to Reply Ronald Kent Date: 8/13/2016 6:58:00 AM Thanks for stopping by and commenting.

Beautiful Scars Date: 8/13/2016 3:22:00 AM Ronald, congrats on your placement! This to me, was perfect for the contest! :)-luloo Login to Reply 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 Login to Reply 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 Login to Reply 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. Login to Reply

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 Login to Reply

Beautiful Scars 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 Login to Reply

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 Login to Reply 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 Login to Reply 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. Login to Reply 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!!! Login to Reply 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 Login to Reply 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, Login to Reply 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! Login to Reply 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! Login to Reply 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^ Login to Reply 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. Login to Reply 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.