CHRISTMAS MOURN

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A TRIBUTE TO MY GRANDFATHER GEORGE P. DOWD

CHRISTMAS MOURN

     

CHRISTMAS MOURN



Their cry's rang out all through the night.
In Moweaquas' town of sorrow.
On Christmas Eve 1932
Took the joy of their tomorrows.
~~~~~~~~
Pressure dropped, gas escaped,
Carbide hats ignited.
Their valiant search was all in vain.
In prayer and hope united.
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54 coal miners died that day.
Fathers, sons, and brothers.
My grandpa Dowd was one of them
Leaving five kids and my grandmother.
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Ending the era of carbide lighted hats
In all U.S. Cole mines.
A heavy price they had to pay.
The rules weren't changed in time.
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Mining ceased in that little town.
None left to work or labor.
A monument placed with all names traced.
CHRISTMAS MOURN remembered forever!.....


By MAFLongfellow

  © 2006  MAFLongfellow   - Poets.com
     

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MAFLongfellow’s Poems (39)

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I AM ALIVE! 2
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