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THE FURNACE by CHRISTOPHER DARLINGTON MORLEY

Poet Analysis

First Line: AT NIGHT I OPENED / THE FURNACE DOOR
Last Line: THANK GOD FOR COAL!
Subject(s): FURNACES; KILNS;

AT night I opened
The furnace door:
The warm glow brightened
The cellar floor.

The fire that sparkled
Blue and red,
Kept small toes cosy
In their bed.

As up the stair
So late I stole,
I said my prayer:
@3Thank God for coal!@1



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