Thursday, February 25, 2021

Socialist Sonnet No. 22

 Old Story Still Being Told

 

Firstly, burners cut and charcoaled the oak,

Then miners dug, broke and smelted the ore,

Puddlers puddled until ready to pour

Into sand-fashioned mould, stream of fire and smoke

To cool and shape and readied for smithing.

Heat ‘n’ hammer, heat ‘n’ hammer, driving

Out impurities before arriving

At the tempered blade. Next, grinders grinding

The keen edges, all measured by the hour,

Making manifest their muscle and mind,

All adding value, each of its own kind,

A realisation of labour power.

 

Yet, that sword was property of one alone,

Arthur, who claimed he drew it from the stone.

 

D. A.

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