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Down, down, into the river I wade Pan in hand, search for the gold of the land, Little wages am I paid Day to night, Don’t say, don’t fight Pan or pick, it’s better than a stick To find the find the gold, beautiful and bright Road to riches and delight I pan and pan And dig and dig Even if it is for a lazy pig At least it all goes to plan Day to night, Don’t say, don’t fight Wouldn’t want to start a nasty plight For the rich man's delight Back is killing me, But I’ve gotta let it be Gotta keep it bold If I wanna find that gold And bring it right on home Into the mine with the pick my friend made To find the glittering gold Long hours I work, little wages paid For a little thing to be proud and bold - Jay M October 25th, 2021
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Oct 25, 2021
Oct 25, 2021 at 5:18 PM UTC
Rich Man's Rush
Down, down, into the river I wade Pan in hand, search for the gold of the land, Little wages am I paid Day to night, Don’t say, don’t fight Pan or pick, it’s better than a stick To find the find the gold, beautiful and bright Road to riches and delight I pan and pan And dig and dig Even if it is for a lazy pig At least it all goes to plan Day to night, Don’t say, don’t fight Wouldn’t want to start a nasty plight For the rich man's delight Back is killing me, But I’ve gotta let it be Gotta keep it bold If I wanna find that gold And bring it right on home Into the mine with the pick my friend made To find the glittering gold Long hours I work, little wages paid For a little thing to be proud and bold - Jay M October 25th, 2021
Writing pieces about different things in history in my Creative Writing class. Today's prompt was the gold rush, and how Chinese workers were massively hired, and sadly considered expendable. The goal was to write a lyrical or narrative poem, based on the given prompt.
#goldrush#lyrical
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20/GF/the void
Oct 25, 2021
Oct 25, 2021 at 5:18 PM UTC
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