Hats Off.
Fluorescence shuttles across the grey frame of morning
before many are waking to whistle blows
in a wet dawn
as coats tighten and boots hurry toward cracks in some
un-concreted path
or a hole reported in the highway road
trousers are hoisted and semi-fastened for yet another
spate of hours spent work-laden.
Groups of labourers gather, machines at the ready and
measuring gear in disarray men meet furtive
drizzle as it slinks
down faces yet calling one to another they share some
horse-play, laughing like lads
at latest scores in their favourite games
Grappling with weights and heavier hats they of that
work force, the strong-arm brigade,
those who transform
backbones of roads deserve hearty praise,
therefore all credit goes,
to potent load-workers who make worthy the broken
for more ease of travel.
Without sweat of such men towns would wear shrouds,
scrapped cars would be worthless and
those long journeys
even more hellish to take, so hats off in thanks
to the all-weather hat
and jacket road menders who grow more fluorescent
with each passing day.
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Author:
Fay Slimm. (
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Comments10
Good write and tribute to the men who repair the roads.
Thank you dear G - - glad you enjoyed the lighthearted tribute to men who keep holes out of our roads.
You are lovely FAY and you can create a fragrant poem out of the noisy and dirty and sweaty. Mundane people deplore HOLESINTHEROAD and those who day-by-day seek to repair them only to see more appear ! Your poem paints an enchanting PICTURE eulogising them !
So hats off in thanks to the
all-weather hat and jacket
road menders ~ who grow moire
fluorescent with each passing day !
Love you for being you ~ Yours BRIAN
What an eloquent comment and thank you a load for your generous thoughts and so poetically written dear Brian - I felt the need to give praise with this fun-write to these bright-coated stalwarts who turn out in all weathers to mend so many road-holes - -
This is such a god read and so well written as is your wont - congrats Fay.
Thanking you muchly dear Michael - men in bright coats who work often in mud need a bit of poetic praise methinks. Glad you enjoyed the read.
A lovely tribute to those who keep our world patched together, Fay!
Glad you liked the tone of the tribute to men trying to patch holes in all sorts of roads dear Louis.
A fine write Fay.
They do work hard, an not always in the best of weather! Nice Fay.
What you find in the seemingly mundane amazes me. Hats off to these everyday miracle workers that are so needed and so under praised.
Ah - -- so glad you agree that such road workers need a poetic tribute dear Heather - -they keep our highways free for better travel and do it in brightest of jackets and hats ... xx Thank you for your welcome comment my friend.
I wonder how can you create such incredible writing from all different themes. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, Fay. Construction and Road Workers.. Doing what they love although laborious, the job gets done! Great write for nice reading..Thanks for Sharing Fay!
Wow, it was like I was walking with you
So descriptive excellent weaving
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