Lofthouse Memorial
Two score
and ten in-by, and just how thin
Was that
Flockton Thin Seam? Too thin by far
To hold back
history; the breach, the pour
Of Victorian
water flooding in,
From old
workings, so long disregarded
By those who
knew, or should have known at least,
Before the
in-rush, and safety lamps ceased
To shine,
the entire gate inundated.
A monumental
seven faced obelisk,
Is set now,
pointing from darkness to light,
In a country
park, covering the site
Where
leisure now camouflages the risk
For those
who once cut the coal, vital men,
Never sure
they would see the sun again.
Dave Alton
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