Fireside daydreams

Did you feel the heat as it warmed your feet,
While the pictures danced inside,
Did you see your fate in the black – lead grate,
That was your mothers shining pride,
Could you lose all time in this red-hot mine,
As you watched the picture move,
And did your heart keep pace with your mottled face,
And did you see your own true love?

Did you see the part that was once the heart,
Of a British housewife’s home,
Where the heat from our coal warmed your heart and soul,
And from where you could ever roam,
Where your time was spent and all content,
With your loved ones all around,
And the endless dream in the furnace gleam,
Forever could be found?
Mick