Short Clangor Poems

supermarket bells
their strange clangor in the cold
the red-faced ringer
feet stamping    one    the other
while coins hit brittle    like ice...

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Listen to poem:

well
at last
after delay
bell poem form is here
recognised as new poem type
and so give it a go, in shape and mode
remembering to add clangor
clapper
ding
...

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The tower’s high with striking chime
its clangor resonates.
With face of time now widely seen
clock’s scene thus viewed dictates.
Its dial white looks free of grime
new cleaning time awaits .
Loud presence yea with polished sheen
our day it regulates...

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clangor
repeating noise
echoing in my head
raucous alarm awakens me
bringing back turbulent reality
stirring anger and resentment
strident, clamorous noise, 
starting day of
clangor

By: Joyce Johnson 5/28/12

For "Sound of Emotion" Contest...

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Sunlight faintly broke through the clouds
Waves churned with loud clangor on the sea
Fog flowed in a winding river down to the shore
I was lost in pensive thoughts, toes dredging sand

I was lost in pensive thoughts, toes dredging sand
Fog flowed in a winding river down to the shore
Waves churned with loud clangor on the sea
Sunlight faintly broke through the clouds




August 14, 2020
Mirror Mirror Poetry Contest
Sponsored by:  John Lawless...

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