Pioneer

narrative verse

 Pioneer

 

 

John Willy was a collier lad

and life for him was not too bad

Until the day that he took bad

 and could no longer dig for coal.

He had to fill his time somehow.

He found life boring on the dole.

 

He had left school soon as he could

 because it was then understood.

Lads followed Dads just they should.

John Willy was a clever lad

so he returned to studying.
He seized the chance he never had.

 

John Will chose to study law,

 that no pit lad had done before.

He finished with the highest score.

He was awarded his degree

and worked for a solicitor.

For several years successfully.

 

He became well known to the courts

 and took on cases of all sorts

 and never sold his client short.

He very rarely lost a case.

His success was phenomenal.

 For pit lads are a hardy race.

 

The time had come to specialise

and he had come to realise

That men who suffer injuries

Should sue for compensation

 and make employers pay the cost.

This caused great consternation.

 

Amongst the greedy coal owners

Prone to cutting corners

 and exploiting their coalminers.

They were content to let men die

Because they chose to penny pinch.

 John Willy thought he’d show them why.

 

His client had an injured spine

 a family man of twenty nine

Who had been injured down the mine.

John Willy proved successfully

Poor safety practice was the cause.

 The mine owner was found guilty.

 

The judge decreed that he must pay

 compensation. Paving the way,

 for health and safety laws today.

Employers know they must obey

rules laid down by government.

Because John Willy led the way.

 

15/10/2009

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Reviews

[Tracie Skarbo]

Yeah!!! For the John Willy's of today!! Another great one to add to the collection.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Very inspiration story... a man breaking the norm of expectations and yet still staying grounded enough to know where he comes from and still fight for it.