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Village Gazette

Nor ahead of 

Nor behind the times ~

  The bell-tower floats her chimes

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Ann Peck

September 21, 2021 at 1:00 PM

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

L Milton Hankins

September 9, 2021 at 9:56 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

September 9, 2021 at 3:07 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...