each time i go
down into the mine
i look up at
the blue sky right
before it all
turns black and
work begins. the
pounding, the
drills, the hauling
of coal out onto
the winding track.
it's a dry under
water world of
dust, clouds,
the eerie low
lights and with
each rumble your
heart speeds up
and you stay still
until the moment
passes and life
goes on and on.