Argers heart burns bright
her warmth felt throughout the room
where nana bakes fresh home made bread
Sunpat cheese spread and pork dripping wait
upon a plain white kitchen table
where grandad laces tight his ******* boots
a canvas bag beside him dirt stained smells like peppermints
he looks at me and smiles handing me a stick of liquorice
"for later"
snap packed boots fastened he cuts and spreads the slices of hot fresh bread
jacket and trilby taken down and worn he leaves to walk to where
he works
in absolute darkness he remembers the argers heart burning bright and smiles.
I come from a very long line of coal miners grandfathers uncles cousins father myself and my brother we all cut coal in absolute darkness. Snap is a packed lunch, arger a wood burning stove, Sunpat cheese spread was luminous orange and tasted delicious but was sadly discontinued I'm guessing because of E numbers