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Uses the new poetry form called THE BELL, which is an elongated version of a Cinquain. It has 9 lines and rigid syllable count of 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 8, 2, 1, respectively. Usually presented with centre alignment <center> ....</center> The Ninette form (nine lines with syllables increasing and then decreasing) is very similar to the BELL form.

Bell Inform


Bell
rings, chimes
hours, announces
weddings, war ends, death knells.
Bell shape hollow, inverted cup 
resonates, polls, rings, dings, dongs, pongs and pings
to bring order to day's events.
Bells rung,
done

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