The bells are ringing, not for me
I hear them in the high church tower
They sing a wordless melody
Counting out each passing hour
They fill the winter's frigid air
With peals of sound so true and warm
Sometimes I want to follow there
Intoxicated by their charm
And though I feel the coming squall
I will not seek shelter inside
The gentle sounds outside those walls
Much hatred and harsh words belie
For many truths I hold within
The Church believes to be a sin.
submitted for Imaginary Garden With Read Toads, Mary's Mixed Bag, Bells
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| Baptist Church Bell , Court Street, Keene NH |
(source)
10 comments:
who is the judge in then end anyway? God only knows that...too bad that the masses of believers often keep those out,who need to be in...terrific write
I can hear them ringing now........
:)
Happy New Year, luv!
*hugs*
~Mimi
For many truths I hold within
The Church believes to be a sin.
Oh, I like that! I really do!
Best wishes for 2012.
ha nice commentary there in the end...smiles...and i love the sound of the bells...we have them back home but not too many in our town...i am in cleveland for the new year and i just heard the bells...smiles!
oh a wonderful sonnet! loved the rhymes - the imagery - and i love that last line! nice work!
Too true. Too true. I'd love to find a religion that doesn't espouse hatred. I wonder what the Buddhists are doing these days?
I echo J Cosmo newbery, the phrase ...For many truths I hold within/The Church believes to be a sin...,is a sound of soft bell ringing that still rings in my ears growing up embedded, not by choice, in the arms of the institution of Catholicism.
Wonderful piece.
I love your poem, and I understand what it says, but I have to laugh about the sound of bells. I attend a church (where sin is seldom, if ever, a topic) whose bell is an old ship's bell. It produces a sound only those who love it can like. Once, about 30 of us were there to ring the bell 300 times for a special day (for peace, or the environment, or something) and I found myself feeling sorry for the neighbors.
I am grateful there are some churches who believe in love, peace, and equality for all, and sorry there are so many who don't.
K
Lovely, sardonic, very well constructed.
I like your clever take on the prompt~ Well Done~
I hear you, loud n' clear(just like the bell) :D
Happy New Year!
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