The Minor

I dug the rich seam.
Father to son.

Son to father.
Four generations.

Ever deeper.
Seeking

The very core.
I never wished it so

To be like him.

image; Rachel Burr. ‘The minor’. Kuwait; 1989 Sailing the Gulf.

image; unknown. Plymouth 1968; Fourth from right bottom row. ‘One of the boys’.

image; Unknown. Canada 1923; Eighth from right Bottom Row. ‘The Infamous 13th Batt’. TThe Royal Highlanders of Canada.

Rich seams.