http://slow.writerscafe.org/GEORDIE The original writings of author ALAN BOWMAN en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776037536 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Built in rows the pit houses growLike snakes across the landscape,Railway tracks slither to the minesChildren playing on cobbled streetsAs the sun breaks through a cloud of coal dust.Whispering smoke curling, mingling with the clouds,The smell of fresh-baked bread fills the streets;The.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GEORDIE/393311/ For twenty-five years the lamp did burn,Surrounded by a halo to protect her.The government bright and warm,Across the valleysWhere the coal would burn;To warm the heart of those who learn.Twenty-five years,The wheels will turnBuilding power for industry to burn,Lining the pockets a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GEORDIE/393307/ The wild flowing river stretched down to the sea;Picking its way through valleys high;Mountains looming in the sky.Overhead flies the Dove white beneath the blue of the sky,Searching out a peaceful place;Gliding on the summer breeze.The fields lie with meadows green,Hiding secrets from.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GEORDIE/393305/ Deep down beneath the earth's crust,Like moles creeping forth,Extracting, cutting, tearing;Churning the coal in swirling dust.Men of the dark working their way,Risking their lives for a few pennies a day,Dust filled lungs, skin so black,Smiling faces step forth from the hatch;Relieve.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GEORDIE/382730/ Take away the freedom of man,Lock the gate of sanity.The wrath of man congeals his despair,No words are said within these walls.Time will tell on darkened eyes,Light that shines thorugh day and night.Dreams of once a freedom world;Memories haunt a long lost soul;Picking your way thro.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GEORDIE/382729/ Shadows of day,Dance into nightAs a storm forms overhead. Great clatter of thunder,Like volcanoes erupting;Drumming everywhere. Great flashes of lightningDangling from the sky,Like tinsel on a Christmas tree. Rain silhouetted,Rolling around,Like pearls re.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GEORDIE/366712/