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Chrissie's avatar

Bells ringing

Loudly booming

All over

No wedding

No Sunday service

The End of the war

A new era of peace announced

By the playing of long silenced wonders

The Bell ringers out of hibernation

People dancing with joy

Kissing the cheeks of strangers

Girls whirled around in the air

Bottles of beer and strong tots bought out to share

No room in the pub

Beside the landlord

didn’t care

It was time to celebrate

The biggest party to commemorate

No

More

Sudden departures

In the precarious phase of life

A time to settle

To breathe

To sing with joyful voice

Not mourn in devastation

Wailing painfully devastated by loss of life

Demise of young loves

And the destruction of dreams

Bells rang

And rang

And so did the celebrating , drinking, singing and dancing

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Louise Goodfield's avatar

You painted such a vivid picture here Chrissie, thank you <3

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Chrissie's avatar

Thank you

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Angela Dacres-Dixon's avatar

Bells

I don’t need church bells to call me to worship

loud and clanging as they are

For I worship every day just by being here on this beautiful earth

And all I need to hear are the sounds of blackbirds singing at dawn

Owls calling twit twoo across the land

The psithurism of leaves whispering in the wind

And the tap tapping of the rain on my window

Let the bells ring out loud and clear

But for me they can never compete with nature’s own melodies

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Louise Goodfield's avatar

Love this!

The psithurism of leaves whispering in the wind - wow what a great line!! <3

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Jane's avatar

#promptvent#day3 BELLS

Handbells -

shiny, glowing bronze,

with supple leather handles,

laid out on foam-padded tables,

glinting invitingly in the lights of the hall.

Ringers -

young, old, inbetween,

animated, alight with anticipation and life,

arange themselves behind the tables

awaiting their director.

Music -

some new, some traditional,

players lift their bells,

some one, some two, some more.

Melodies ring out,

rich harmonies beneath,

and I, first timer, am in love, captivated,

and having the most musical fun I could possibly imagine!

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Sue Higgins.'s avatar

Beyond our dreams

Enchantment lives

Looking over new horizons

Listening to distant bells

Sending messages of hope.

Sue H 3/12/24

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