Lumper , an old English word, meaning '' loader ''


THE LUMPER

I lumped the fish from from boats to quay

Lumped the fish from quay to wagons

I lumped all night till dawn

When the wagons all lumped up , then off to

When it were not fish , then it were coal or coke

I lumped on to wagons fore old London , The Smoke

Then I'd rest at Ramsgates Lumpers Mission

Albert Street West Cliff

Ken D Williams

The Dyslexic Wordsmith





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Written on 2013-02-28 at 16:18

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Lawrence Beck The PoetBay support member heart!
Well said, Ken. Sometimes, one's day's work takes place at night.
2013-03-03


shells
Nice word "lumped!" Sounds like hard work Ken and I guess we don't stop to think of all the work behind the scenes that is for our benefit.
2013-02-28