Nothing at all to do with the subject really, but on a lighter side perhaps
Tommy Knockers
Hades a forefather of spirits deep
A keeper of miners in long-term sleep.
With worlds of miners since earliest days
Knowing of Goblin and Knocker's ways.
A respectful awareness of this fairy life
Retold in stories from Cornwall to Fife.
Bluecaps in Yorkshire and other Dales
Coblyns in Wales amidst the mining vales.
All are Witchlein or of fairy stock
Warning of danger with a signalling knock.
The Basilsks pre-empting situations dire
Appearing only before explosions or fire.
These beings long blamed for a host of tricks
From throwing stones to the theft of picks.
Woe betide the whistler or singer too loud
In earshot of Knockers this isn't allowed
But recompense in token could be made
With gifts of food left in the mine fairy's glade
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