Grand Old Lady

The Grand Old Lady lives alone,

High on Canada Hill,

You may think she must be forlorn,

But that is not how she feels.

 

Towering thirty metres above ground,

Famous landmark she has become,

Malaysia’s first cable-tool oil well is her crown,

Also known as Miri Well Number One to some.

 

At over one hundred and five years old,

She has been honoured as a historical monument,

Her inspiring story must be told,

In her life there is never a dull moment.

 

Her birth helped sparked Miri’s oil industry,

Transforming Miri from a small fishing outpost,

Into a modern and prosperous city of the 21^st Century,

An achievement politicians love to boast.

 

The Grand Old Lady still has great appeal,

Becoming one of Miri’s tourist attractions,

Maintaining her power to beguile,

The derrick that helped milked a poor country into a prosperous nation.