Bells

Remarkable how brass bells will chime ~~Reminding us to be on time. ring the bells in appropriate weather iron bells crack, if abused protect historic bells. Hear the pealing of the chapel bell News that a respected one has died? They toll for all, so, who can foretell, This time tolling for a blushing bride. birds fleeing pealing fly high above vibrations time to find new roost [CRYSTALINE: 17 syllables in two lines; end rhyme syllables checked with HMS; rhyme checked with RhymeZone KIMO: three lines, syllables 10-7-6 checked with HMS; no rhyme QUATRAIN: four lines, 9 syllables each, checked with HMS; rhymes checked with RhymeZone HAIKU: three lines, 5-7-5 syllables checked with RhymeZone. nature-oriented, no caps, no punctuation, no rhymes] Written March 17, 2022 especially for "Poetry Forms" poetry contest sponsored by Emile Pinet

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Barbara Barry-Nishanian

Date: 5/5/2022 7:31:00 AM

Mr. Hankins , never read a poem like this before. Outstanding, I don't know what else to say, fantastic first-place win!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 5/5/2022 7:56:00 AM

Well, thank you a lot, Barbara, for your kind compliment and congratulations.

Sam Kauffman

Date: 5/2/2022 3:17:00 PM

Very creative take on the contest - wonderfully fleshed out! Love the haiku! Congratulations on your "ringing" win, Milt.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 5/2/2022 3:41:00 PM

Sam, I really appreciate your thoughts on my poem. Thank you.

Christuraj Alex

Date: 5/1/2022 7:35:00 AM

Beautiful. Congratulations!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 5/1/2022 9:05:00 AM

Thank you so much, Chris.

Tania Kitchin

Date: 4/30/2022 3:08:00 PM

Milton, congratulations on your podium placement with your wonderfully penned poem, love the imagery!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 4/30/2022 5:10:00 PM

Thank you, Tania.

Jeff Kyser

Date: 4/30/2022 2:15:00 PM

Congrats on your placement in the contest! This was kind of a unique one, I thought. I've got some nice brass bells in my grandfather clock, but the rest of the family was never much interested in hearing them at all hours... Probably why nobody was ever on time at our house!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 4/30/2022 5:10:00 PM

Oh, wow, I think nothing is quite so homey as the chimes in a grandfather clock.

Paulette Calasibetta

Date: 4/30/2022 11:32:00 AM

Congratulations on your win in the contest. An awareness of the many ‘chimes’ of life. :)Paulette

L Milton Hankins
Date: 4/30/2022 11:34:00 AM

Paulette, thank you so much for your ever-encouraging comments.

Emile Pinet

Date: 4/30/2022 9:48:00 AM

Congratulations Milt! Your poem came in "Third Place" in my contest, your poem was unique and very appealing, earning you a podium position. Due to the number of entries and the quality of the poems submitted, this was a difficult contest to judge, but your poem caught my eye and stood out from the rest, well done my friend, Emile.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 4/30/2022 10:08:00 AM

Thank you, Emile, for my fine placement in your contest. I always enjoy the challenges you present and look forward to the next one.

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 3/19/2022 7:23:00 PM

What a fine way to combine some tried and true poetry styles! Wow!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/19/2022 7:36:00 PM

I really enjoyed putting this together. It gave me an opportunity to appreciate bells in so many different ways. I hope Emile likes it!

Tom Cunningham

Date: 3/18/2022 1:47:00 PM

You rose well to the challenge Mikton, very creative. Best of luck in the contest. Tom

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/18/2022 2:12:00 PM

Thanks, Tom. I hope I did them right.

Jeff Kyser

Date: 3/18/2022 12:56:00 PM

That's an interesting combo, no? Guess I wouldn't have thought to combine these forms. I'm guessing KIMO can have different orders of 6, 7, 10. You did a better job of moving to a more "pure" haiku than I did, my dog sleeping/dreaming isn't a senryu, but it probably isn't a pure haiku either

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/18/2022 1:40:00 PM

I don't know how strict Emile will be in judging the haiku portion. He's generally very strict about his requirements. I'm reading lot of folks didn't stick to a nature subject, which haiku requires. I would think a "dog sleeping/dreaming" is nature, isn't it? (chuckling) The KIMO does not specify which lines are which length, so you can write them like you feel them.