THE OLD DOLE, MERTHYR TUDFUL

Old Dole Office, Pontmorlais

Old Dole
skinned mole
window hole




fence line
ivy climb
rubble and slime




facade standing
promenade crumbling
Pontmorlais stumbling




Old Dole
no goal
about to fall




walk by
the other side
or quickly drive




once called a Circus,
mill, shops and tram bus,
Theatre Royal grandiose




Old Dole
actor without a role,
valley without coal.

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