Minor
Heather Lydia Thornhill 1981 (Manchester)
There faces were black as soot
When they received
Their weekly blessing;
Their elbows scratched,
Backs wrenched and
Nails cracked far
Beyond the tips.
Even their shoes had seized
To bare the weight.
They were cast aside
Early that morning,
Having worked most of the night.
Yet they were still not
Worthy of Holy Communion
For they were yet to realise death.
About this poem
This poem is about the child miners of the past and how poverty touches the heart.
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Written on September 07, 2021
Submitted by heathert.34240 on September 07, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJCKLMN |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 346 |
Words | 62 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 15 |
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