Village Gazette

Nor ahead of Nor behind the times ~ The bell-tower floats her chimes

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Sandra L. Weiss

Date: 9/26/2021 5:01:00 PM

What was lovely...sadly lost. Put beautifully, Gershon. (It is a tradition in my little island town. 12noon and 6pm.)

Ann Peck

Date: 9/21/2021 1:00:00 PM

And I miss hearing them! Your poem is a lovely echo of a forgotten custom.

L Milton Hankins

Date: 9/9/2021 9:56:00 AM

Beckoning all to come and enjoy...I'm not sure they ring the bells anymore. Don't hear them in my town.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/9/2021 3:07:00 PM

I've heard the bells are still rung in Hanover, N.H. where I went to college. That's a classic small town. 'Course, there's a bit more tradition in New England than most other places in America. I remember seeing graves in the graveyard from before 1650...

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 9/9/2021 8:49:00 AM

delicate and delightful

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/9/2021 3:06:00 PM

Ding-a-ling

Evelyn Judy Buehler

Date: 9/8/2021 9:50:00 PM

What a beauty of a poem this is, Gershon. It's in my faves. Sweet harmony, Evelyn

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/9/2021 2:47:00 PM

Wow! Thanks for the Fave, Evelyn! Always very much appreciated by this struggling writer. Have a wonderful Thursday! ~ gw