U.S. Steel at night
Plumes
of flame
illumine
the night
in volcanic
majesty
children
of Vulcan
toiling
for their wages
Furnaces
stoked by
fortunate
laborers
Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego
happy
to survive
their
daily trials
Highways
and lake shores
flickering
in the
orange
glow
of pillars
of fire
workplace
signs and wonders
Pride
of a country beamed
through
the fiery froth
of
billowing smoke
and the
molten heat
of
activity
In my age
of
inertia
a
passing comet
to
celebrate
in the
darkness
Angels
of the furnace
watch our
family
of
steelworkers
walk
home
in the
dark
Gordon Stamper Jr.
August 25, 2010 (revised August 26, 2010)
I liked this poen the first time I read it, and I still like it. Great description.
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ReplyDeleteThanks, Kathryn and Cynthia!
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