Monday, January 13, 2003

Villanelle Of Spring Bells Comments

Rating: 3.3

Bells in the town alight with spring
converse, with a concordance of new airs
make clear the fresh and ancient sound they sing.
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Keith Douglas
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Michael Walker 25 February 2020

A villanelle which lingers in the mind long after spring has gone. It is appealing to be 'in the town alight with spring'.

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Edward Kofi Louis 25 February 2020

" Bells in the town alight with spring" ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Chima Ononogbu 25 February 2020

A poem with technical rendering. Nice.

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Dominic Windram 25 February 2020

A well constructed villanelle that beautifully captures spring in all of its sumptuous glory.

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Mahtab Bangalee 25 February 2020

warble the praise of Time, for he can bring this season: chimes the merry heaven bears make clear the fresh and ancient sound they sing......//// beautiful expression on the time of Spring// yeah bell thy heart in time and enjoy the all peacefully in time; this time will serve the happiest outcome///

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Terry Craddock 30 April 2015

I cannot believe this poem is rated so low, from the wonderful first lines Bells in the town alight with spring converse, with a concordance of new airs make clear the fresh and ancient sound they sing. To beautiful content lines like 'Bird feels the enchantment of his wing' and 'warble the praise of Time, for he can bring' to the final stanza which speaks volume with All evil men intent on evil thing falter, for in their cold unready ears bells in the town alight with spring make clear the fresh and ancient sound they sing. This is a call to honour nature and spring, to refrain from evil and war, this poem is worthy of being read between the lines.10+++

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Keith Douglas

Keith Douglas

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