100 DAYS OF POETRY: DAY 78 - The silence of bells
The silence of bells
By Stephen Martin
There comes a time when Bells still
and sit,
The singing treble stopped.
A pause in the Infinity,
Lasting until the next hand, or foot
punches the universe
with a movement.
In these moments we often Sleep,
Unaware of the potential
lying so close,
Close enough that a toss in the turn
of a body
may dispel a twinkling prod,
Resulting in awakened life.
So when the bell is Silent,
Remembering itself in Silence,
Forming and reforming as it Sounds
its most primal chime,
You are that which wakes.
Stepping into action,
Grasping the handle,
Choosing to create.
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A charming and considered poem.
This makes me feel magically in the bell, inside that "Tang" that shudders and awakens us with other senses.
The bells awaken our senses and alert our spirits. They are instruments with which they advertise and proclaim good news, good times and important victories. it is said that the sound produced is a reflection of the primordial vibration of the universe, alluding to the Creator Power, to the Voice of God as the Creator Word, to the primal sound.
The bell is "communication". She is a messenger of the Sacred place and the voice of God. Because of this, the bells have been used in various cultures in funeral rituals, considered as means of communication with the souls that are in the other kingdoms.
Seen from this perspective, it can be inferred that a silent bell like that of the poem, alludes to a granted time, a respite, a distance of threat, a new awakening.
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