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The Carillon

The Carillon

                                                      Bell
                                                     Tower
                                                Ashes smolder
                                              Firey shadows linger
                                  Dull fingerprints of smoke on chimes
                                    Silencing carillon’s song of the hours
                                       Heaven’s breath stirs an angelus
                                                    Rouses
                                                     Bells 

Denny Hall at the University of Washington was almost destroyed by fire.  The campus carillon was in Denny Hall but restored when the building was rebuilt.  The carillon’s music is treasured and marks the hours of the day.

6-27-21
Contest: Bells
Sponsor: John Anderson

Copyright © Sam Kauffman

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