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Array ( [sid] => 20544 [catid] => 1 [aid] => Mick [title] => The Canary Song [time] => 2003-07-16 22:45:00 [hometext] => Miners used to take canaries into the mines with them. If the canary died, it usually ment that they hit a pocket of deadly methane gas. So, the canaries were like a life-line for the miners. [bodytext] => Down in the darkness
In the damp pits of Hell
A tiny canary
Sings a morbid death knell

She chirps a light tune
As hunched men chip away
At the oily black coal
For a months worth of pay

Four sets of eyes widen
As she catches her breath
Each man wonders
If this signals their death

She continues her song
So merry and gay
They heave a collective sigh
They won't die today

She croons to her companions
In these bottomless pits
They'll nurture and protect her
For it's their death if she quits

So this tiny canary
And four men of the earth
Continue their life's work
For what it's worth.

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The Canary Song

Contributed by Tanna on Wednesday, 16th July 2003 @ 10:45:00 PM in AEST
Topic: StoryPoetry

Down in the darkness
In the damp pits of Hell
A tiny canary
Sings a morbid death knell

She chirps a light tune
As hunched men chip away
At the oily black coal
For a months worth of pay

Four sets of eyes widen
As she catches her breath
Each man wonders
If this signals their death

She continues her song
So merry and gay
They heave a collective sigh
They won't die today

She croons to her companions
In these bottomless pits
They'll nurture and protect her
For it's their death if she quits

So this tiny canary
And four men of the earth
Continue their life's work
For what it's worth.

Copyright © Tanna ... [ 2003-07-16 22:45:00]
(Date/Time posted on site)

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Re: The Canary Song (User Rating: 1 )
by DreamWeaver on Thursday, 17th July 2003 @ 04:02:15 AM AEST
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Great write Tanna about an interesting subject ... Jan

Re: The Canary Song (User Rating: 1 )
by ladyfawn on Thursday, 17th July 2003 @ 07:08:42 PM AEST
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dearest tanna, this poem is so insightful, written vividly too, those poor canarys though, but i guess that's all they could do then? thank you for a peek into history:) hugs n' love nessa

Re: The Canary Song (User Rating: 1 )
by Saira on Thursday, 17th July 2003 @ 09:00:26 PM AEST
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A nice subject u chose. Very nicely done!
Saira

Re: The Canary Song (User Rating: 1 )
by Jenni_Kalicharan on Sunday, 5th October 2003 @ 01:00:41 PM AEST
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Interesting poem...So well written.. thanks for this bit of info...
Jenni

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