What the Coal-Heaver Said - A poem by Vachel Lindsay


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Vachel Lindsay - What the Coal-Heaver Said

The moon's an open furnace door
Where all can see the blast,
We shovel in our blackest griefs,
Upon that grate are cast
Our aching burdens, loves and fears
And underneath them wait
Paper and tar and pitch and pine
Called strife and blood and hate.

Out of it all there comes a flame,
A splendid widening light.
Sorrow is turned to mystery
And Death into delight.

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Added: Jun 15 2005 | Viewed: 1301 times |

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Poet: Vachel Lindsay Poem: What the Coal-Heaver Said Last read: 2013-05-16 16:57:17 Poem of the Day: May 10 2010 Viewed 1301 times. Added Jun 15 2005.

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