Miner's Wife

How do I explain to my children Dina, four and Danny, six That we're waiting to hear If the mine collapsed, That Daddy's involved And may not come out. I ran through the snow in my bare feet Not feeling the numbing cold When the announcement ran through The patch and Mom came and Took the children. "Wild and Wonderful" says the license plate But then there's these moments of anguish Where we sit in the union hall or church Praying for a miracle and wondering why We allowed our husbands to go underground.