christmas brass bells ornaments childhood (Remove filter)
Bells
BELLS
through morning-blurred vision
I wake
to see my sister
dancing like a demented bird
round the bedroom
“He's been!”
“He's been!”
butterflies overwhelm my stomach
“I thought I heard bells!”
I say
sitting up
rubbing away persistent sleep
“I did too!”
she said
eyes widening in mock agreement
I follow her in the ...
Thursday 29th December 2011 1:49 pm
Recent Comments
Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh on My Weekly WalkaboutsVerse, e.g., Poem 213 of 230: MORE AMOR PATRIAE
2 hours ago
Rick Varden on The 24/7 365 Cell
2 hours ago
Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh on Fart
2 hours ago
Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh on It's never too late! Graham Sherwood makes live poetry debut
3 hours ago
Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh on Surge of sales as Welsh rivers anthology is launched
3 hours ago
David RL Moore on Closing Up
3 hours ago
David RL Moore on Spectator
3 hours ago
Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh on ‘Lifelong republican’ Henry Normal turns down MBE - and tells his poetry audience why
4 hours ago
Stephen Gospage on Closing Up
4 hours ago
John F Keane on May 2025 Collage Poem: Recent Encounters
4 hours ago