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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE RIVETER'S SONG, by GLADYS V. JACKSON
First Line: Skyward reaching to bridge the span
Last Line: The rollicking riveter's song....
Subject(s): Buildings & Builders; Rivets & Riveting
First Line: Skyward reaching to bridge the span
Last Line: The rollicking riveter's song....
Subject(s): Buildings & Builders; Rivets & Riveting
Skyward, reaching to bridge the span,
Inch by inch, according to plan,
As structures rise by the work of man,
You'll hear the riveter's song....
From girder to beam with daring skill,
'Gainst time and space he pits his will,
And below, the teeming world stands still
'Waiting the riveter's song....
Catching the toss with dextrous grace,
As each molten pin clefts the space,
Driving it true to its destined place,
As he sings the riveter's song....
Resounding there as they slowly raise
Steel to steel, in a web-like maze,
From murky dawn to the evening haze,
You'll hear the riveter's song....
The 'scraper now, with smoke for a shroud
Is forgotten today by a milling crowd,
And stilled the song that once rang loud,
The rollicking riveter's song....
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