soft, the bellsPremiere Contest Winner

soft, soft, I ring the bells
          soft, the bluebells blooming
               softer tho' her pleading eyes
     with each breath, consuming ...

hark, hark, I call to thee
          hark, so blushes morning
               hearken to her linen cheek
     crimson as the borning ...

haste, haste, alas the years
          haste to cut the bracken
               hasten to her dimming gaze
     'fore the shadows slacken ...

hush, hush, I whisper yet
          hush to bide the nether
               hushing now, her angel voice
     gone, my love ... forever.




* For the “2025 Poetry Marathon Mile 17” Poetry Contest, Mark Toney, Judge and Sponsor. *
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025


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Date: 9/21/2025 10:02:00 AM
Greg, good to hear from you! I love your quiet elegy. A Fav poem for me. Congratulations on your trophy win on Mile 17 of my 2025 Poetry Marathon Contest. Keep your running shoes on, because Mile 18 has already started.
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 9/21/2025 10:23:00 AM
Thank you so kindly, Mark - I wish I’d seen the start of this cuz it was always favorite of mine, but health issues have limited my time online … but I’m putting on my running shoes! Thank you for the win! :o) <3
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