Category Archives: Poetry

Will we hide Pretend all is well or Remember what they did Spending their lives and hearts A story of legend and truth Peopled by ghosts Ghosts that linger Fiery eyed on the slopes Still leading To a new world … Continue reading →

I work alone today The dark a weight Noise and dust A presence Hungry for my soul The mine Is an unquiet grave Waiting for the careless

There is more Wasting life’s minutes Sacrificed To dust and profits Killing time Mouthing Conversations Full of nothing Until sunlight returns There is more

The Mountains weep today Dreary as a widowed heart Shadowed with solitude Clouds Huddle close to the ground Sheltering from a cold wind Dark boned ridges Split the sky in rage The land Takes back her own

Puddled Dark red on black Essence of life Escaped Its true vessel Wasted Deep within Recesses of earth

Black night Of ancient forests Filled with stone sounds Secret moanings and sighs Lightless Heartless Unforgiving of mistake Delved By men Strangers to ease Companions to the dark

Coal dust lungs Black on Black Man says Be grateful for the work Plenty of others Walkin’ the street Just hoping for the chance

This is the first in a series of poems we will be publishing by the author over the coming months. written at the coal face of US Steel’s Morton Mine There is more to the battle to stop Mountaintop Removal … Continue reading →