Coal Lady
Coal lady digs
With her bare hands
In the coal dust
Heaped up against the red brick wall
The soot of the coal dust
Covers her head to foot
As she bears her large burlap bundle
Of coal down the dirty street
by Hugh M. Lewis
The Great Wall
Poesy From China
1998-9
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Last Updated: 03/15/05