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The End of An Age

Miner's out on Strike
No Coal to fuel the home fires
Or plumes of Industry 
Outside the Picket gate's 
The Miner's stood 

Egged on by Militant Union leaders
Selling the deception of better pay
That would not see the light of day
They waited for

That what which was not to come
They had met there Waterloo 
The future was mass consumerism 
On a global scale

Manufacturing and Mining 
Had seen its day in the Sun
The 1990 had begun

Copyright © Christopher Flaherty | Year Posted 2018

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Alexis Y. Date: 7/5/2018 5:55:00 PM Hi Christopher, Good write on mining. I found it to be informational as well-Alexis Login to Reply

Lyric Man Date: 7/5/2018 6:18:00 AM Good to know! Login to Reply

Gershon Wolf Date: 7/5/2018 2:18:00 AM Intriguing! There's a British play set in the 1800's with a very similar theme, except for the mass consumerism: i.e., the miners are out on strike and they're just deceiving themselves (because they're up against one very stubborn man who owns everything). Maybe you can think of it. I believe the author's name was Galsworthy or some such name. Excellent play. Characterization and situation very real. ~ Gershon Login to Reply Christopher Flaherty Date: 7/5/2018 4:02:00 PM Cheers Gershon was watching a program last night about the 1980 and the Miners Strike. History repeating itself sounds much like what you were describing , same outcome. That's for reading and commenting much appreciated . Ta