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Funeral tolling of a bell rung muffled and slowly, with a significant gap between strikes echos the Three Bells traditionally rung around the time of a death:
=> First bell was the "Passing bell" to warn of impending death
=> Second Bell was the Death knell, rung immediately after the death,
=> Third Bell was the "Lych bell", was rung at the funeral as the procession approached the church.
The funeral tolling of a single bell rung very slowly echos the sound of these three bells.

NOTE: 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.

Three Bell Toll


First
Bell tells
that passing looms.
Second bell tolls death knell.
Third bell calls mourners to echo
their sad sorrow at the loss of loved one,
with wake to cherish lovely life.
Three bells
Slow


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5 June 2017

deathdeath of a friendninette

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