Long Clappers Poems

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Premium Member Shackling His Tongue

I am frustrated and annoyed by his ticking,
or perhaps it should be labeled the 'tocking'
By the never-ending tongue wagging clicking
in the language better known as 'clocking'

Must Grandfather Time command my life?
He so rudely continues without a thought
that his hammer yammering rhythm of strife
mocks the beating pulse of my human heart

What a wonderful fantasy my life would be
if for one day I'd not hear his unrelenting beat
I'd be stress free if time would stand still for me
for without his gonging life would be so sweet

In solace of night, I seek sleep and close my eyes
in need of escape and retreat from earthly chore
but I cannot find a moment of tranquil paradise
for his insistent knelling peals out once more

Each quarter hour his mallet chimes out to me
but his clappers sing off key in monotonous song
Not a lyrical lullaby, but a torturous rhapsody
whose tireless verses antagonize me far too long

I'm tenacious to put an end to his wagging tongue
and shackle the swinging motion of his pendulum
Each hour of the day and night would go by unsung
Being silenced is the price paid by the meddlesome
© Lin Lane  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme


Premium Member How sweet the bells'

A savage act to halt such rings at 112 hertz.. That calmed human beings. Unto
Clearer minds, and positive thought such
Ancient wonders brought' some resisted even fought.' Were locked away, for what type of
Crime? for desiring to retain ( health giving chimes) 1929 to 1944 stalin hitler and other leaders hunted
 them down Tartarian
Bells in citys; hamlets..Towns vintages past six hundred years some older ment to last..Ment to help clear
Independant thought, an excuse to melt them was war metals, forward taught,  and yet un-told research pre-cluded wanton removal a dark science intruded..On their sturdy
Clappers and sonic shells that never lost
Frequency much time did tell.' Twas hatched at Geneva the plan of doom..To take their solace away real soon,  all haste by all political types..Who prized control and
Fear and war be-like? Wanted rid of Tartarian bells..Also they fear them still and their theraputic knells..Many a project
To begin five minutes, of sustained such bell action, has been denied funding or delayed by ' legal
 consultations toll ' now just whats in it.? In a world that tells us its concerned with our health, why are the two
Hundred surviving bells consigned to the shelf.? From some sixty thousand that a purge denied,  the chance to ring freely to
Promote healing and sanity..
Could there be more? Than a church mouses
 morsel of truth to hide.?

Siesta followed by Tapas Fiesta


I would choose Iberian over Siberian a true culinary librarian

Epicurean yet utilitarian not barbarian don’t be a contrarian

Top picks & tricks from heady cultural mix definitely not aryan


Runaway or just the gravy train arcane but with modern refrain

Can’t restrain or contain the insane foody reign of this domain

Go like the clappers for Tapas fiesta then siesta the slow lane


Rally your pals with the gals go dullally down any hidden alley

Croquetas or Las Gambas or just Patatas Bravas in Las Ramblas   

Paella the story teller paprika bestow Chorizo glow best seller

Scarlet harlots prawn p*rn dig suckling pig jig a verdant valley


Have a trenchant penchant for any merchant of the don Jamon

Svelte slivers melt tastebuds pelt flow across the Iberico rubicon

Flavour flotilla scintilla of morcilla or tortilla to savour all thriller

Rain falls mainly on the plains starter or main food reigns in Spain
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Bang a Gong

Who the hell rings bells anymore
whether in a Capitalist society, a Theocracy, an Oligarchy,
or a Dictatorship

	the DING has sure been taken out of the
	rama dama ding dong

No ones home, the juries out
	G-d is dead?
	Shell, Chevron and Texaco
	have reduced the life expectancy of people in the Niger delta
		to 50 years ......

The Oil companies are fracking the hell
out of the water table ....from here to Canada and back
and guess what..then they can up the price of 
BOTH oil and FRESH? water??

Who are the bell ringers [Ask Jessica Ernst how the water is in her well?]
	Where are the bell ringers [hmmm, Canada?]
		[Strangled in the nooses of corrupt governments]

DO say! Do doubt! Do think....

Take a whistle blower home for dinner!

Blinded by the stars [lulled into limbo by Flamingo dancers]
	 living vicariously ..voyeurs
		peeping through the key holes of ****-holes
Pull yourselves UP..OUT, declare COMMIT
	re-remember what it means 
	to have YOUR WORD mean something
		re-remember what it means to be a friend.

Free yourself, for no one else will.
Fallacies RING true to the disempowered
	there DONGs removed, their clappers plucked

Sex, drugs and Rock and Roll was the mantra
of MY age, and HELL NO I WON'T GO
	our calling card.




*Thank you to my muse and friend Rueben O.
for inciting this ancient ding-dong :) 
Please read his excellent write [Didn't Don't]

Premium Member Un-Ringing the Bells

Un-Ringing the Bells


To live in the shadow of the steeples
the tintinnabulation of Poe’s bells*
tormenting the sinners as they slumber
wrestling the darkened dreams of childhood hells

following the path that led asunder
“the road less traveled”**  challenging the norm
a vagabond in tattered memories
wandering through an endless self-made storm.

Awaken - the bells possess no power - 
cold hands that call dead clappers to concuss
tremble at the thought the ropes are fraying
fear’s ancient tones now deadened under rust.

Yet their vibration lingers at days start
within the chest still beats their “Telltale Heart”***.


1/3/2017


With acknowledgement to

*The Bells – Edgar Allen Poe

**The Road Not Taken – Robert Frost

***The Telltale Heart – Edgar Allen Poe


submitted to – Sonnet about where you live – Poetry Contest
Form: Sonnet


Premium Member It's Keen Playing Games

Since it’s the beginning of a rather bleak week, 
I’ve decided to play games like hide and go seek.
First I have to round up some willing boys and girls, 
They are around the corner , some are wearing curls.
We all have to be careful when choosing our sides,
We need glad ones, and nice ones, and some with tough hides.
We need screamers, and yellers, and gigglers too.
It’s keen fun playing games with pals that can “woo hoo.”
I like jumpers, and thumpers, and clappers galore.
To get this game started, I’d best go out the door.
I’m pedaling up the street, an inviting bike ride.
My friends cannot find me if I hole up inside.
Form: Rhyme

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