Coalface Poems - Poems about Coalface

...From Earth's bowels win coal and oil, Foul fossil fuel from toil and spoil. Primordial stone and devil's blood. Crack coalface cobs and pump the crude. Burn anthracite and distillate, Vent foul ......Read the rest...

...Experience has taught me, many things, From my many flings, That a coalface legitimacy brings. Experience has taught me, starting at the top, Increases the chances for you to flop, A life live......Read the rest...

...I may not spend much time in the trenches, Or at the coal face, But that is OK. I have chosen a different path to follow, One with few signposts, Lots of swing bridges to cross, With upsetti......Read the rest...

...I live in a quiet country village now but as a child I grew up as part of a mining community . This is my tribute to those wonderful people. Slag heap as high as a mountain Cobbled streets cove......Read the rest...