If You Could Trap a Sound

By Kathy Pippig Harris

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If you could trap a sound,

in the heart of Mother Earth

from the cool, depths underground

What would that sound be?

A laugh, a whisper, a spoken last word

a gasp, a supplication, a plea

If you could trap a vision by the eye, seen

would you espy the grasp of comfort

from one man to the other,

brothers in their faith . . . freed

If you could dispel the darkness, with a flame

Or feel inspiration ignited, by a prayer

You would have seen the angels that came

and moved amongst the men down there

Men of the Heartland

Miners of our Earth

Beckoned to His Homeland

Men of family--Men of worth!

Extolled in the human heart

is our connection with the Creator

like a star in the firmament, bright

And to the Heavens above we lift

our eyes through the darkness

until we connect with the Light

For the coal miners who perished in the Aracoma Alma Mine, the Sago Mine of West Virginia, and Darby Mine Number 1 in Kentucky.

And for my grandfather who was a coal miner in Illinois, and loved roses.

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The life of a coal miner is insular. They have their family and tight-knit group of friends. And, they have their faith. Their occupation is dangerous and often lonely. The work they do is as vital to our country as is the air we breath. When our country loses a single person to the mines, we have lost a heartbeat in the pulse of our nation.

My works have been featured in many online publications and in traditional print. I am also a weekly columnist for the publication "Frank Talk" which is distributed in several counties in the tri-state area of Michigan, Ohio, and Missouri. I've written four books and my fifth book, "For the Spirit-Soul," a collection of my short stories and poems is now available.

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Article Submitted On: July 05, 2006

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