A framed poem hangs on a wall in Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller's office. It reads:"Life Through a Coal Miner's EyesBy Budro BaisdenDark at dayDark at nightIn never changesThat's the minesCold and wet this they knowStill they put on their hardhatsAnd goNo one knows why they seek that holeDeep in the mountainsWith all that coalTo risk their lives for a single light poleThat shines through a window of aCoal miner's homeBut there is only one thing that shines so brightNot the light you pass every nightIt's the smile of their wivesWhen they come home at nightThat's life through a coal miner's eyes"

Photograph of a framed poem in Senator Rockefeller's office

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Title:: Photograph of a framed poem in Senator Rockefeller's office
Description:: A framed poem hangs on a wall in Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller's office. It reads:"Life Through a Coal Miner's EyesBy Budro BaisdenDark at dayDark at nightIn never changesThat's the minesCold and wet this they knowStill they put on their hardhatsAnd goNo one knows why they seek that holeDeep in the mountainsWith all that coalTo risk their lives for a single light poleThat shines through a window of aCoal miner's homeBut there is only one thing that shines so brightNot the light you pass every nightIt's the smile of their wivesWhen they come home at nightThat's life through a coal miner's eyes"
Date:: 2013-11-01
Creator:: Fey, Frank A., Senate Photographic Studio
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Genre:: Digital Images
Source:: Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV papers, West Virginia & Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries