Girls of Twin Falls
Here is a poem from the 1960s honouring the wives of the workers at Twin Falls, Labrador, during construction of the hydroelectric plant I think of these girls, Those wonderful dolls, Who followed their menfolk up to Twin Falls. No fresh fruit, no paved road, no cultural events. They arrived in Muskegs And first lived in tents. But they loved the wide spaces, The freedom, the snow, The sun on their faces, The soft Arctic glow. The long winter evenings, When man's work was done. The wild News Year's Parties, The laughter - the fun. They were cold - they were lonely, And they surely were bitten. Their heroic deeds Will just never be written. So here&'s to those wives, Those wonderful dolls, Who stuck to their menfolk And settled Twin Falls. Submitted by Max Tomlinson, B.Sc Civil Engineer, Born at St. John's Newfoundland. Worked for BRINCO at Twin Falls and Churchill Falls. Submitted By: Kim Carter
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