Down in the Mine (written July 18,2013 after hearing pleas of a young adult daughter of a wonderful caring miner who died in PA in a mine)
Down in the Mine by Catherine Palmer Paton
Down, down, down in the mine
Down in the mine below
Down, down, down in the mine
Cries the anguished soul
Set me free from this darkness
Set me free into the light
Set me free from this longest, lonesome,
Tiresome, troublin' sight
Lost under earth and stone
Lost, forsaken, alone
Far from the ones I love and
The place that I call home
Set me free from this darkness
Set me free into the light
Set me free from this longest, lonesome,
Tiresome, troublin' night
Gone are my joy and hope
Gone are the ones I love
Gone I soon will be
Without a miracle from above
Set me free from this darkness
Set me free into the light
Set me free from this longest, lonesome,
Tiresome, troublin' plight
Gone goes my heart and mind
Gone my body will be
Gone all my hands can hold
And loved ones young and old
I'll be free from this darkness
Set free into the light
At last free from this longest, lonesome
Tiresome troublin' fight
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Sharing in Memory of the Hartford Young Man July 3,2018
I have watched very little television for months but saw the Fourth of July DC music and fireworks. Then I decided to see if there was some CT news about the holiday. Sadly early on there was an announcement about the loss of male youth who had gone to swim late at night at pool that was fenced off with 19 friends. The camera was not working due to the heat...and clearly without adult supervision precautions were not taken. The police chief asked that people not break into fenced off pools and such, especially not at night even with a group. His friends realized only after they had left the pool that he was missing. He was found at the bottom of the pool after they called for help and had returned to look for their friend. How very hard to have such a turn of events. Many posts about our late son Kaelan sound a bit familiar, but the theme of swimming in approved areas and with responsible oversight in safe areas and a close watch is similar. Other dangerous situations also need to be avoided if possible.
Another news update is that the soccer team trapped on the other side of the world in mines that had flooded are alive but need to be rescued..and that's not going to be easy. We can all glean lessons for making better plans and Not Doing Cool Spontaneous Things without a little more of a game plan to check for safety, get tips and permission from adults in charge such as parents and to be willing to say, "I need time to think about it for a bit.." and maybe opt out.
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