campanology (Remove filter)
Treble’s going
“Look to! Treble’s going…she’s gone.”
I’d cry the time-honoured words when I was young,
my voice a boyish chirrup. Everyone
around me on the belfry floor where hung
the bell-ropes were grown-ups, so it was grand
to lead-off when the peal of church bells swung
to clattering action with the six-strong band
following after, letting fly our ropes,
those woolly sallies...
Thursday 15th June 2023 1:34 pm
Decibels
Carol's a novice bell-ringer
campanology is her forte
she pulls my bell with gusto
at night especially naughty
she couldn't leave me alone
never enjoyed a silent night
my bell was at her mercy, a
fast Treble Bob her's by right
in the bell-tower she excelled
Christmas peals lit the snow
triples at the end of her rope
enough to lay a reverend low
tr...
Saturday 26th December 2020 10:40 am
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