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Abe
Senior Member

since 2003-05-28

Posts 694
Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end!

0 posted 2007-08-17 06:17 AM

CRANDALL CANYON CAVE-IN

It's too bad we have more heroes
Who gave their lives in selfless ways
Trying to save the lives of others
After toiling many nights and days.

The mountain “bumped” with warnings
But those Miners, paid no heed
Although they must have been fearful
They just continued to proceed.

It's a very dangerous job at best
For those who work beneath the ground
With toxic fumes and bad machinery
And Earth's dreaded rumbling sound.

But, for those who go as saviors
After the roof falls to the floor
There's not enough can be said about
These who risk limb and life and more.

Their loved ones can take some solace
Although it will never ease the pain
Just knowing these men gave their all
Heroes, one and all, that's plain.

One Lady wrote words upon a note
Said, most all people in her family
From past and present, all were miners
For most there, that's how it seems to be.

Most mining towns are just like that
The mine is like it's heart and soul
And there's always the feared knowledge
That Mother Nature takes Her toll.

And sadly, this won't be the last time
Folks will be lost while trying to save
Their Brethren who are trapped below
Down in some dark, man made cave.

08.17.2007

Del "Abe" Jones
Mankind's greatest accomplishment is not the revolution of technology, it is the evolution of creativity.

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

1 posted 2007-08-17 09:19 AM

Abe~
Poignant tragedy on top of tragedy~

Keeping them all in prayer vigil~
*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~
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Gentle Spirit
Member Patricius

since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

2 posted 2007-08-17 09:29 AM

Abe thank you for this, for keeping them in mind and heart. Nicely done sir.

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

3 posted 2007-08-17 03:00 PM

You write good...mining is a very dangerous profession...James

nakdthoughts
Member Laureate

since 2000-10-29

Posts 19200
Between the Lines

4 posted 2007-08-17 04:00 PM

It's so very sad and makes me wonder how people can work in those conditions never knowing about their safety.

M

latearrival
Member Ascendant

since 2003-03-21

Posts 5499
Florida

5 posted 2007-08-17 07:05 PM

You are so often right there.. thank you, "late"

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